France. LE VENT (The Wind). By Camille Lef?vre. Published by la Soci?t? Fran?aise des Amis de la M?daille. Bronze 68mm. Maier 35. $1,250. Sorry, SOLD (May, 2023) ——- Camille Lef?vre (also Lef?bvre) was born at Issy-sur-Seine on December 31, 1853. He began his career as an apprentice in wood sculpting. He then entered the ?cole des Arts Decoratifs followed by the ?cole des Beaux Arts. In 1878 he won the second Grand Prix de Rome in sculpture. He began exhibiting in the Salon in the following year, where he won a third class medal in 1884. He was a founding member of the Soci?t? Nationale des Beaux Arts. Lef?vre died in Paris on May 23, 1933. After his death, his widow bequeathed his collection and works from his studio to the museums of Belfort.