# Louis Auguste Moreau artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-24T17:18:53.541Z
Quality: medium confidence, thin sources

## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1855-04-23
- Death date: 1919-10-18
- Nationality: French
- Common media: Sculpture, Plaster sculpture, Biscuit porcelain in works attributed jointly to Louis and François Moreau, Spelter in objects bearing an L&F Moreau association

## About Louis Auguste Moreau

Louis Auguste Moreau (1855–1919) was a French sculptor born in Paris. Public authority data identifies him as a sculptor, while biographical records place him within the Moreau family, a dynasty of sculptors with roots in Dijon that later established itself in Paris. The collected sources do not assign Moreau to a specific documented movement, so his identity is more securely presented through his profession, family context, and surviving figurative work. One documented plaster depicts Giotto drawing a ram and was exhibited at the Salon des artistes français in 1880. Collectors may also encounter decorative objects connected to the broader Moreau workshop name, including pieces signed or catalogued as L&F Moreau and objects described as after Louis and François Moreau. Those distinctions are important because a family name, joint signature, or later production association does not by itself establish sole authorship by Louis Auguste Moreau.

## Common works and media

The collected records center on figurative sculpture and decorative objects. Documented examples include a plaster figure of Giotto drawing a ram, a seasonal figure titled Le Printemps associated with Louis and François Moreau and produced in biscuit porcelain, and a spelter clock bearing an L&F Moreau association. Because these records span sole-name, joint-name, and after-the-artist descriptions, cataloguing language should be preserved exactly when researching a particular object.

## Market and appraisal context

Appraisal begins with the exact attribution attached to an object. A work identified as solely by Louis Auguste Moreau should be distinguished from an L&F Moreau object, a joint Louis and François Moreau association, or a later piece described as after their models. Material and object type also define the relevant comparison set: the collected records include plaster sculpture, biscuit porcelain, and spelter decorative objects. Signatures and manufacturer marks should be read together with the stated authorship and date rather than treated as conclusive in isolation. When suitable records are available, the most useful auction comparisons are lots with closely aligned attribution language, material, format, approximate date, and maker or manufacturer markings. The source pack does not support a price forecast or a broad market-trend claim.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine public artist-identity research with available auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots. For Louis Auguste Moreau, identity evidence is stronger than the collected biographical and market documentation, so attribution-specific conclusions require object-level review.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q52155521
- Wikipedia: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Auguste_Moreau
- Wikipedia: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Moreau
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/29147118197826341300/
- Art UK: https://artuk.org/discover/artists/moreau-louis-auguste-18551919
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/louis-auguste-moreau/
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giotto_par_Louis_Auguste_Moreau.jpg
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louis_et_Fran%C3%A7ois_Moreau_Statuette_en_biscuit.jpg
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spelter.jpg
- Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louis_et_Fran%C3%A7ois_Moreau.jpg