A beautiful and intricately detailed statue of a young boy placed in front of a broken tree branch, gracefully balancing a violin on his delicate shoulder. He is paused and deep in thought, there is a dreamy look in his eyes as he ponders which sweet notes to play next. His hair is beautifully detailed with gold patina, you can almost run your fingers through his featherlike, boyish curls. There is a certain elegance to his pose, as he is draped in a cloth crumpled in all the right places. He is made from 100% pure bronze, and standing on a marble base that was signed by the artist A. Moreau.Auguste Moreau~ French, 1834 to 1917 - Born in Dijon in the early 19th century, he studied under Mathurin Moreau. Auguste Moreau worked as a sculptor and specialized in figures, statuettes and groups, mainly in marble. He made his debut at the 1861 Salon in Paris and continued to play an active part in the Salon des Artistes Francais as a member of the Societe des Artistes Francais until 1910

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