Important Spelter Sculpture "victory" Signed Hippolyte Moreau

Magnificent sculpture in gilded spelter representing Victory, the work of the famous French sculptor Hippolyte François Moreau, a prominent member of the Moreau artistic dynasty. This winged female allegory embodies triumphant victory, brandishing a raised torch in a gesture of celebration and light. The details of the drapery, the finesse of the wings and the expression of the face testify to the exceptional skill of the artist. A rare collector's piece, combining symbolic power and plastic beauty, ideal for lovers of 19th-century academic art and enthusiasts of French decorative sculptures. Hippolyte François Moreau is a French sculptor born in Dijon in 1832, member of a famous dynasty of artists, son of the sculptor Jean-Baptiste Moreau and brother of the sculptors Auguste and Mathurin Moreau. He is part of the great tradition of 19th-century French academic sculpture. Trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he began exhibiting at the Salon des Artistes Français in 1863, where he received several awards for the quality of his work. Hippolyte Moreau is particularly known for his bronze or spelter sculptures depicting female figures, allegories, pastoral or mythological scenes, often in a romantic and graceful style, very popular in his time. His works, combining finesse, elegance and expressiveness, are still sought after today by collectors and lovers of 19th-century decorative art. He died in 1927, leaving behind an important artistic legacy, often signed "H. Moreau". Dimensions: 23 cm (width) x 54 cm (height) x 17 cm (depth)