Benares (Varanasi), by Thérèse Dufresne.

Benares (Varanasi), India, large bronze medal by Thérèse Dufresne (1937-2010), 1969, view of Varanasi from the far bank of the Ganges, rev. pilgrims bathing, 81mm. Extremely fine, scarce.

Thérèse Dufresne (1937-2010), French artist, sculptor and medallist, whose large, heavy art medals comfortably illustrate the intrinsic link between medals and sculpture.