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Georges GUIRAUD (c. 1900–1989)
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259
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Georges GUIRAUD (c. 1900–1989)
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
Georges GUIRAUD (c. 1900–1989)
Preparatory work for the design of a medal
1 – Profile portrait of Jean Mermoz
2 – In the exergue, a six-line quotation from Mermoz: “ AVIATION. THE IDEAL LINK. / REMOVES THE NATURAL BARRIER WHICH/ FOR SO LONG PREVENTED PEOPLES/ OF THE SAME LATIN RACE/ FROM RECOGNISING ONE ANOTHER”/ ..MERMOZ.. The Atlantic Ocean, represented by waves linking a shield bearing a map of France with a shield bearing a map of South America; above, Aviation depicted as an albatross flying to the left.
Two preparatory plaster medallions, the first signed ‘GEORGES GUIRAUD’; minor losses to the patina
D. (of the larger one): 26.5 cm
Two preparatory studies for a medal depicting Jean Mermoz, two plaster medallions by Georges Guiraud
Provenance: - Jean Mermoz (1901–1936);
- Gabrielle Gillet-Mermoz (1880–1955);
- Then passed down through the family
Georges GUIRAUD (c. 1900–1989)
See original version (French)
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