Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 8 20 Sep 2017
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Commemorative Medals, France, Henri Bouchard (1875–1960), sculptor and medallist, 'Les vendanges en Bourgogne', large uniface bronze medal, three figures before the vines, a girl loads grapes into a basket on a man's back, a second man takes his basket to a truck behind them, 100mm. extremely fine
Bouchard trained at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris and, in 1901, won the Grand Prix de Rome. In 1910 he was appointed professor at the Académie Julian in Paris. After the Second World War he was accused of collaboration with the Nazis for having accepted an invitation from Goebbels to tour Nazi Germany with a group of French artists. His studio in the rue de l'Yvette was for some time a museum, but its entire contents have now been transferred to the Musée de La Piscine in Roubaix.
From an edition of 250 specimens, numbered 2/250 and signed on reverse.
The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals (150-200 GBP)
Bouchard trained at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris and, in 1901, won the Grand Prix de Rome. In 1910 he was appointed professor at the Académie Julian in Paris. After the Second World War he was accused of collaboration with the Nazis for having accepted an invitation from Goebbels to tour Nazi Germany with a group of French artists. His studio in the rue de l'Yvette was for some time a museum, but its entire contents have now been transferred to the Musée de La Piscine in Roubaix.
From an edition of 250 specimens, numbered 2/250 and signed on reverse.
The Alan Irvine Collection of Historical and Artistic Medals (150-200 GBP)