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Mar 12, 1913 Mirecourt, Grand Est, France Died on 11 Feb 1994 (aged 80)
French painter
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About Max Leognany
- Max Leognany (12 March 1913 – 11 February 1994) was a French artist. He grew up in Yport-sur-Mer, and as a young man entered the École des Beaux-Arts (School of Fine Arts). He studied continuously during the Second World War and received training in a jeweller's workshop.
- He then specialised in engraving coins and medals, and in 1945 he was awarded the Prix de Rome in the Engraving category.
- He concentrated mainly on medals, but produced some sculptures, as well as 40 ceremonial swords for members of the French Academy, including the sword of Léopold Sédar Senghor.
- He did work on both French and foreign decorations, of which the National Order of Merit (Ordre national du mérite) was one.
- He was himself a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
