Undated (early 20th century), France. LA PEINTURE. By Alexandre -Louis-Marie Charpentier. Bronze plaquette 41mm x 53mm. Obv: A half figure of a youth holding paint brushes and a palette. Rev: A palm frond and a branch of laurel. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 86A. A oouple of light spots and an uneven patina on the reverse, otherwise extremely fine. $90. Sorry, SOLD (March, 2018)
This work is attributed to Maurice Charpentier-Mio in the Paris Mint Catalogue, but that is an error. Alexandre-Louis-Marie Charpentier, medalist, sculptor and craftsman was born in 1856. He with Ponscarme, Louis-Oscar Roty and others was responsible for the resurgence of medallic art in France in the late 19th century. Charpentier died in 1909. ?