Live Auction 621019th Century European Art Including Orientalist Art
Adrien Moreau (French, 1843-1906)
Lot 62

Adrien Moreau (French, 1843-1906)

Beneath the cherry blossom

Closed31 May 2012

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GBP 15,625

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Adrien Moreau (French, 1843-1906)
Beneath the cherry blossom
signed and dated 'Adrien-Moreau. 1881' (lower right)
oil on canvas
34 7/8 x 21½ in. (88.6 x 54.6 cm.)

Anonymous sale, Christie's, New York, 2 May 2000, lot 137.

Specialist note

A student of Pils, Moreau is best known for his fine handling of horses. His natural skill for observation did not mean he became conventional. He showed at the Salon from 1868 and his works are found in museums in Troyes, Nantes and Carcassonne.