Gene Hackman: Lincoln Portrait Relief By The Designer Of The Penny. BRENNER, VICTOR DAVID, sculptor. 1871-1924. Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865. Patinated bronze bas-relief, 1907. Signed V.D. BRENNER and with device at lower right, 180 x 240 mm. Victor David Brenner was one of the premier American medalists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is most famous for his enduring design of the Lincoln penny. In fact, it was the design of this 1907 relief which brought Brenner to the attention of Theodore Roosevelt, who insisted that Brenner design the one-cent coin that was to be issued beginning in 1909 to celebrate the Lincoln Centenary. Footnotes: Provenance The Estate of Gene Hackman Lot to be sold without reserve. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Unless indicated by the ¤ symbol next to the lot number (or bearing an explicit statement such as 'No Reserve' or 'Without Reserve'), which denotes no reserve, all lots in the catalog are subject to a reserve. The reserve is the minimum hammer price that the seller is willing to accept for a lot. This amount is confidential and does not exceed the low estimate value. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing