Girls at Piano

RENOIR - JEUNE FILLES AU PIANO - GIRLS AT THE PIANO,OVAL ART MEDAL
Fourth and Last Medal in the Series “Music in Art”, Very Limited Edition: 75 Gold Medals Only

The final medal in this beautiful series is devoted to the piano and features a work by one of the leaders of the Impressionist movement, Pierre-Auguste Renoir. On the medal face is a color lithograph of the painting “Jeune Filles au Piano” and on the reverse is the picture in relief. Renoir, along with many of the Impressionists, painted everyday scenes in vibrant color and light, using short brushstrokes and dissolved outlines. His beautiful, optimistic paintings are much loved the worldover.
The two charming pianists join the “symphony” created by the previous medals in this series: “Klezmer and Angels” by Yosl Bergner, “Le Violoniste Bleu” by Chagall, and “Le Fifre” by Edouard Manet.

Obverse:On the medal face is a color lithograph of the painting “Jeune Filles au Piano”.

Reverse:On the reverse is the picture in relief

Engraving: Tidhar Dagan.

Mint:Gold medal: The Government Mint.Silver and Bronze medals: Hecht.