1.? 1939, France. THE MEUSE. By Marcel Renard. Bronze 59mm. Obv: A nude female holding an urn and resting her elbow on a shield. Rev: A windmill, buildings and shields. Cat. Gen. vol. 3 339/F. Extremely fine $90. Sorry, SOLD. ———
Marcel Renard, sculptor and medallist was born at Lyon in 1892. He studied at the ?cole des Beaux-Art de Lyon and then at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. He spent time in the ateliers of Boucher and Patey. In 1923 he won the Premier Second Prix de Rome and a gold medal at the Salon des Artistes D?corateurs. He died in 1974.