MEDAL in MEMORY of CINO DEL DUCCA (* ).His bust in profile o - Lot 350

MEDAL in MEMORY of CINO DEL DUCCA (* ).His bust in profile on the right by DROPSY ( ** ) mentions 1899 - 1967 Cino Del Duca - Reverse: his biggest newspaper headlines: "Paris jour, Historia, Intimité, Nous Deux, Mode de Paris, Stop, Télé poche"; in the center, an open book with the words: "Man of the press and publisher, famous friend of the humble and the great, neither age nor fortune could change the generous heart of the poor child he had been". 82 mm - 274 grams - on the edge, bronze hallmark and year of mintage 1969. in its original wood / velvet & leather case. ( * ) Cino Del Duca: newspaper publisher, French and Italian film producer, Italian philanthropist who settled in France in 1932. A patron of numerous works, the "Simone et Cino Del Duca" prize continues today to encourage medical research, the sciences and the arts, under the direction of the Institut de France, which ensures its continuity. ( ** ) Henri Dropsy: 1885 / 1969, sculptor and medallist. Second Grand Prix de Rome 1908 - Professor of medal engraving at the École Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris, lecturer at the École des Beaux Arts in Cairo. Elected member of the Académie des Beaux Arts in 1942. Many of his works are in public collections and the Musée de la Monnaie de Paris.