Summary

Art medal titled 'Salut au Soleil' designed by Georges Dupré in 1897-1898.
Minted at the Paris Mint it was awarded as a third-class medal at the1899 Salon.

Obverse Description

An old man and child kneel by the sea shore watching the sun rise.

Reverse Description

Empty sea shore with thistles at left and right; above four birds fly over poem "QUAND TOUT CHANGE POUR TOI / LA NATURE EST LA MEME / ET LE MEME SOLEIL / SE LEVE SUR TES JOURS"

Edge Description

Plain

More Information

  • Collecting Areas

    Public Life & Institutions

  • Acquisition Information

    Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, Consulat de France, French Government, 15 Mar 1976

  • Date Issued

    circa 1900 AD

  • Issued By

    France

  • Mint

    Paris (Mint)

  • Artist

    Georges Dupré

  • Inscriptions

    On reverse: The poem "QUAND TOUT CHANGE POUR TOI / LA NATURE EST LA MEME / ET LE MEME SOLEIL / SE LEVE SUR TES JOURS" from the poem Le Vallon by Alphonse de Lamartine

  • Series

    Art

  • Material

    Bronze

  • Axis

    12

  • Classification

    Medals, Art, Natural environments

  • Category

    History & Technology

  • Discipline

    Numismatics

  • Type of item

    Object

  • Object Dimensions

    50 mm (Width), 69 mm (Height), 81.891 g (Weight)

  • Shape

    Rectangle

  • References

    [Link 1]
    [Book] Maier, Nicolas. 2010. French Medalllic Art 1870-1940., 238-242 Pages

  • Keywords

    Art Medals, Art Nouveau, Sunrises, Birds