Venus by Hippolyte Moreau

Bronze sculpture with light brown patina, symbolizing Venus, represented by a young butterfly woman standing naked with her arms raised and spreading her wings to take flight. Sculpture rests on a round moulded base.

Signed Hyppolite Moreau.
Cartouche titled: Étoile du Berger (Venus)
Art caster stamp: Société des bronzes de Paris.

French work from the end of the XIX century, around 1890, early Art Nouveau period.