Historical and Art Medals

France, 1903. France. "Le Printemps", a bronze medal by L. Dejean, naked female standing in forlorn pose, reverse naked male and female embracing, 60mm, edge stamped 205 (Coll. R. Marx 110). Extremely fine and rare; in maroon box of issue

Louis Dejean (b. 1872); relatively few works by this artist are known. This medal was issued by the SociétéFrançaise des Amis de la M&Iaille, founded by Roger Marx in 1899