Museums Masterpieces, The Self-Portrait, The Wave and Guernica
Museums Masterpieces, The Self-Portrait, The Wave and Guernica
Launched in 2017, the Museums Masterpieces collection highlights major works created, exhibited, or exhibited in major exhibitions in France each year.
In 2020, The Self Portrait by Van Gogh, The Wave by Hokusai Guernica by Picasso are in the spotlight via a series of rectangular gold and silver coins, in reference to original works.
In 2020, The Self Portrait by Van Gogh, The Wave by Hokusai Guernica by Picasso are in the spotlight via a series of rectangular gold and silver coins, in reference to original works.
The Self Portrait by Van Gogh
The Self Portrait by Van Gogh
Between 1886 and 1889, the Dutch Impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh produced a series of self-portraits, one of the most famous, resulting from the three self-portraits of Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, is exhibited at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. The work is reproduced in part on the coin, "placed" on a representation of one of the facades of the Musée d'Orsay. The reverse, common to the series, presents views of several French museums.
The Wave by Hokusai
The Wave by Hokusai
Made between 1830 and 1833, The Great Wave of Kanagawa, of its true name, is one of the most famous works of the Japanese artist Hokusai, a major figure in the Ukiyo-e artistic movement (17th-19th century). The Wave is reproduced in its entirety on the face of the coins, accompanied by an interior view of the nave of the Grand Palais, which hosted a retrospective of Hokusai’s work in 2014.
Guernica by Picasso
Guernica by Picasso
Made in 1937 in Picasso’s Parisian workshop, Guernica depicts the horror of the bombing of the eponymous Basque city on April 26, 1937, by the German and Italian aviation, allied to General Franco in the context of the Spanish Civil War. The work, gigantic (349.3cm x 776.6cm), is reproduced in full on the coins, staged in the workshop of 7, rue des Grands-Augustins.
