DESCRIPTION: After Auguste Moreau (French, 1834 - 1917). Parian sculpture of an infant boy holding bunches of grapes and leaning against a stump in a Neoclassical style. Signature on lower edge "Aug Moreau". Late 19th century. Moreau was born in Paris in 1834, the youngest son of sculptor and painter Jean-Baptiste Moreau. In 1861, Auguste made his debut at the Salon where he would exhibit regularly until 1913. His subjects were primarily young maidens sensuously clad in swirling diaphanous dress and usually decorated with flowers and birds or allegorical and genre scenes incorporating cupids and young children. His style was realistic and graceful, revealing his relation to the other members of the Moreau family. MEASUREMENTS: 18-1/4" tall. CONDITION: Minimal wear to surface consistent with handling. Pierced marks from mold near left thigh and on reverse. Left hand pinky missing. Two flakes to the base.