Hugo Grünthal (b. 1869) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2002.66.5
People: Georges Morin, German (Berlin 1874 - 1950)
Title: Hugo Grünthal (b. 1869)
Classification: Medals and Medallions
Work Type: medal
Date: 1929
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Germany, Berlin
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/147091

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

5.4 cm diam. (2 1/8 in.)
61.45 g

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: incised at p.r. shoulder on obv., "MORIN"
inscription: obverse: HUGO GRÜNTHAL; AET · LX · ; *22.III.1869
inscription: reverse: [above design:] ROB · BALL / NCHF · ; [lower perimeter:] MÜNZENHANDLUNG · BERLIN

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: David N. Silich, St. Moritz, Switzerland, gift; to Harvard University Art Museum, 2002.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Corina and David Silich-von Schulthess in memory of Dr. Leo Mildenberg
Accession Year: 2002
Object Number: 2002.66.5
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Obverse: Relief portrait bust of bearded man facing left in jacket and tie;
Reverse: In relief, a hand holding a medal with a portrait of a man facing right, in Renaissance style, with text around edge including the word, "MARCHIO" above

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