ADRIEN MOREAU-NERET (1869-1944) Bouquet of flowers on an entablature Watercolor signed lower left Height 35 cm - Width 53 cm at sight Adrien Moreau-Néret was both a painter and a lawyer. A student of Pierre-Victor Galland, Luc-Olivier Merson and Albert Maignan, he exhibited at the Salon from 1885. He became a member of the Société des artistes français in 1888. He received an honorable mention in 1894, a third-class medal in 1899, a bronze medal in 1900 at the Universal Exhibition and a second-class medal in 1903. In 1896, he exhibited his work at the Galerie des arts réunis, 28 avenue de l'Opéra. Many of his works are held in public collections, including the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, the Musée Rolin in Autun, the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nancy and the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Tours.