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Cook Islands 2012 The Sleeping Bather by Pierre-Auguste Renoir $20 Ag Proof

Cook Islands 2012 The Sleeping Bather by Pierre-Auguste Renoir $20 Ag Proof
Cook Islands 2012 The Sleeping Bather by Pierre-Auguste Renoir $20 Ag Proof
Cook Islands 2012 The Sleeping Bather by Pierre-Auguste Renoir $20 Ag Proof

Cook Islands 2012 The Sleeping Bather by Pierre-Auguste Renoir $20 Ag Proof

999 Silver Proof Coin with 16 Swarovski crystals inlaid into the frame. Issued as a part of the successful Masterpieces of Art series , this eye-catching numismatic masterpiece, made of 3 Oz of pure silver 999 with 16 authentic Swarovski crystals, depicts on reverse " The Sleeping Bather " (1897) of Pierre-Auguste Renoir a leading French painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty, and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau. The beautiful reverse design features the image of Renoirs painting that depicts a pretty young woman sleeping at her bath with a total of 16 genuine Swarovski crystals embedded around it.

This remarkable work of art possesses the feminine sensuality and unique freshness like a bouquet of flowers revealing a glorious outpouring of the nude figure. Above the image, there are the inscriptions indicating the name of the series and the issuing year; the lower part of the silver coin includes the name of the great artist. The effigy of Queen Elizabeth II is traditionally featured on the obverse of the Cook Islands coin. There are also the legends denoting the name of the Queen, the face value of the coin and the name of the issuing country.

THE COIN IS IN PERFECT MINT CONDITION AND COMES IN ALL ORIGINAL MINT PACKAGING. Renoir has many famous paintings hanging in well-known galleries all over the world, with several at The Louvre in Paris. The son of a tailor, whose father moved to Paris in 1845, at age 13 Renoir was sent to work as an apprentice to a painter in a chinaware factory. It was there he learned to imitate some of the great painters of the 18th century. When he was 21 he entered the studio of M. Gleyre, and became friendly with most advanced contemporary artists of the time, including Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley and Jean Bazille. Renoir's early work was not well received, as the impressionisms revolutionary approach to art had not yet become generally accepted. Renoir adopted a very distinctive style using rich colors and delicate brush strokes, and his paintings generally depict people as opposed to nature and landscape.

During the last 20 years of his life Renoir was crippled by arthritis and although he was unable to move his hands freely, he continued to paint, by strapping a brush to his arm. DON'T HESITATE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND PLEASE CHECK OUT MY OTHER LISTINGS! FOR CUSTOMERS IN UNITED STATES. EACH SALE COMES WITH UNCONDITIONAL 100% GUARANTEE OF THE QUALITY AND.

IF THE COIN IS NOT AS DESCRIBED. SAME 100% GUARANTEE OF THE QUALITY AS FOR USA CUSTOMERS. The item "Cook Islands 2012 The Sleeping Bather by Pierre-Auguste Renoir $20 Ag Proof" is in sale since Tuesday, June 20, 2017. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Australia & Oceania\South Pacific".

The seller is "nersess" and is located in Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.

  • Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
  • Year: 2012
  • Composition: 99.99% Pure Silver
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
  • Issuing Country: Cook Island

Cook Islands 2012 The Sleeping Bather by Pierre-Auguste Renoir $20 Ag Proof