French sculptor Claude-Léon Mascaux was honored with a bronze medal for his Seven Sport Medals at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris in the sculpturing category of the Art Competitions. He also won the Grand Prix for a set of seven sports medals at the Exposition des Arts Decoratifs in Paris in 1925. Mascaux studied at the Academie Julian with Henri Bouchard and Paul Landowski. He was a sculptor and medal engraver who worked mainly in bronze during the 1920s and 1930s, but also designed porcelain art. His medals are included in the medal collection of the Bibliotheque National de France in Paris and the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
The 1924 Official Report shows pictures of 10 medals, but the text refers to “7 médailles sportives”. It may be the seven medals with animal motifs from 1924, which symbolize the topics wrestling, athletics, jumping, running, gymnastics, swimming and aviation. They are made of silvered or gilded bronze and had a diameter of 12 cm and a weight of 247 g.
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