Auricoste self-portrait Automedaille bronze medal 1969. Caricature of the artist, eyes wide open, senses alert.
Reverse a stick man with spiral for torso. No arms, no hands – and yet these so necessary for the sculptor.
Emmanuel Auricoste 1908-1995 student of Bourdelle and Despiau, Professor at the Ecole nationale superieure des Arts decoratifs, Paris.
Copper 72mm. 1969 Club de la Medaille Monnaie de Paris CFO 286 3rd selection limited edition no. 4/100 EF
