Lot details

Hippolyte François Moreau (1832–1927) és Prosper Lecourtier (1851–1924)

#151

Moreau and Lecourtier Le Sonneur et ses Deux Chiens

Inventory no.345
Moreau and Lecourtier Le Sonneur et ses Deux Chiens
HighlightedLot 151
Hippolyte François Moreau (1832–1927) és Prosper Lecourtier (1851–1924)9 images

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Ohnhaus Éva

Ohnhaus Éva

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eva.artdeco@gmail.com

Detailed description

Hippolyte François Moreau's bronze sculpture depicting a hunting scene captures an idealized moment of 19th-century French rural life. The hunter raising his horn and the attentive hounds are not focused on the heat of the chase but rather on the tense calm of waiting. The connection between the figures is created by the subtle harmony of gazes and postures. The composition represents hunting as a social ritual and disciplined cooperation.