France. AUGUSTE RODIN (1840-1917), Sculptor. By Ren? Gr?goire (1871-1945. Grand Prix de Rome in 1899). Bronze 68mm. $100 ————– Ren? Gr?goire, a French medallist and sculptor, was born at Saumur in 1871. He was a student of Dubois and Thomas. He won the Grand Prix de Rome in 1899. He received numerous distinctions and was made a Chevalier de la L?gion d’Honneur in 1924. Gr?goire died in 1945.