1935, Belgium. FRENCH SECTION, EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE. By Pierre Turin (1891-1968, Grand Prix de Rome in 1920). Bronze plaquette 64mm x 64mm. $300. ———–

Pierre Turin (1891-1968) was a student at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He studied under Henri Auguste Jules Patey and Fr?deric-Charles Victor de Vernon. In 1920 he won the Grand Prix de Rome for medal engraving. He had a distinguished career as a medalist and designer of coins. He is noted for his many works with a bold, Art Deco style, in particular the prize medal from the 1925 Exposition Internationale Des Arts Decoratifs Et Industriels Moderns in Paris.