A French Bronze Figural Group Hippolyte Alexandre Julien Moulin (French Statue

Description: A French Bronze Figural Group Hippolyte Alexandre Julien Moulin (French Statue Condition: This sculpture is in perfect condition. Bronze Dimensions with Marble Base: Height 17" x Width 10" Marble Dimensions: 8" X 4.5" Height without base: 16" Weight : 20 LBS Inventory : 25YRD1128BG9552 "Secret d'en haut" (A Secret from On High), a bronze statue after the Hyppolite MOULIN's black marble statue kept in Orsay Museum in Paris (signed and dated 1873). Hippolyte Alexandre Julien Moulin, sometimes given as Julien-Hippolyte Moulin or Hypolite Moulin, (1832?1884) was a 19th. century French sculptor. Moulin, a shopkeeper's son, entered the école des Beaux-Arts in 1855 but was unable to afford to continue the lessons and had to become a language teacher in Paris to support himself. He subsequently studied with Auguste-Louis-Marie Ottin and with Antoine-Louis Barye. His bronze statue A Lucky Find at Pompeii (Une Trouvaille à Pompei) (1863) depicts a nude boy with a spade dancing for joy with one leg raised, because he has unearthed a Roman statuette. His nude pose reflects that of the statuette itself, possibly indicating that the statue depicts the excavator imagining himself in the original statuette's pose. The statue won a medal at the Paris Salon of 1864 and became his most famous work. The life-size original was bought by the French Government for 7,000 francs and exhibited at the Exposition Universelle in 1867. It now stands on a tall pedestal in the Musée d'Orsay alongside Alexandre Falguière's Winner of the Cockfight on an adjacent pedestal - another bronze nude dancing boy poised on one leg that had also been exhibited at the 1864 Salon. Moulin won further Salon medals in 1867 and 1869, and another at the Exposition Universelle, 1878. His other works include Victoria Mars (plaster exhibited at the Salon of 1872) and A Secret from On High (Secret d'en Haut) (plaster 1873 ; marble 1875, now also in the Musée d'Orsay alongside other marble statues). A Secret from On High depicts a life-size adolescent nude Mercury (Hermes) whispering a secret to a herm - a pillar topped by a bust of himself - knowing that it will never repeat what he tells it. Moulin spent his last few years in a rest home for the mentally.inkfrog terapeak Shipping Terms : Most of our items are shipped via USPS (United States Postal Service) mail or UPS. Most orders are shipped within 24-48 hours of purchase. Please be aware that not all items are available for USPS shipping due to size and weight. We do ship to Hawaii, Alaska, Canada, Puerto Rico, APO/AE, and U.S. Virgin Islands, however, an additional charge may be required. Please contact us before making any purchases in these areas. For Non-USA customers, you may be responsible for all duty, tax, brokerage fees that may be due upon delivery (shipping costs cover freight charges only). We also ship internationally. Please refer to the "Shipping and Handling" chart for the rates for each area. Payment : We accept just about any form of payment. PayPal, Master Card, Visa or American Express credit cards. Money orders, cashiers checks, and even personal or business checks. For governmental institutions, we will also accept a purchase order. Please understand that for personal or business checks we have to wait for the check to clear (usually 7 days) before shipping. Condition : New Detailed Hand Crafted Hot Cast Bronze ~Not Resin~ Satisfaction Guaranteed. This is Stock Photo, Slight Color Variation!! Listing and template services provided by inkFrog

Price: 499 USD

Location: Westbury, New York

End Time: 2024-09-21T21:34:07.000Z

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