Historical and Art Medals

France, 1902. France. Hubert Yencesse, a cast bronze uniface portrait medal by 0. Yencesse, bust of young boy left, 82 x 78mm (PBE 1028; BDM VI, 695, and 699, no. 13). A portrait medal full of feeling, extremely fine and rare

Ovide Yencesse (1869-1947), one of the best known and most widely exhibited artists of his day. Roger Marx wrote of him "The distinctive qualities possessed (by Yencesse) are depth and tenderness. In all his work, including his portraits, he succeeds.., by the sober simplicity of his mise-en-scéne, and by the elimination of mere details".Hubert Yencesse (1900-1987), worked with his father and Maillol. Illustrated slightly under life-size