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Augustin-Jean Moreau-Vauthier
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Augustin-Jean Moreau-Vauthier
- LA FORTUNE (AN ALLEGORY OF FORTUNE)
- signed MOREAU VAUTHIER / 1878 and with the Achille Collas seal
- gilt and brown patinated bronze
- height 51 in.
- 129.5 cm
Condition
overall in fair condition with the usual tarnishing to gilt bronze consistent with age and use, dirt and wear to high reliefs
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Augustin-Jean Moreau-Vauthier began his career as an ivory carver but went on to study sculpture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts from 1850 under Armand Toussaint. Highly successful Salon exhibits followed and he was made a professor at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1885. A number of his works were purchased by the State including a version of his Fortune.
La Fortune is perhaps the most immediately recognisable of Moreau-Vauthier's figures. Owing to its immense popularity it was cast in edition, and in various sizes. The model was first exhibited in plaster at the Salon of 1878 and in bronze the following year when it was purchased by the state. The Salon bronze is now in the collection of the Musée de Rennes. A version in marble was shown at the Exposition Universelle of 1889.
La Fortune is perhaps the most immediately recognisable of Moreau-Vauthier's figures. Owing to its immense popularity it was cast in edition, and in various sizes. The model was first exhibited in plaster at the Salon of 1878 and in bronze the following year when it was purchased by the state. The Salon bronze is now in the collection of the Musée de Rennes. A version in marble was shown at the Exposition Universelle of 1889.