France. MAN FENDING OFF A SERPENT WITH AN AXE. By Julien Lorieux. Bronze 71mm. $125.

Julien Auguste Philiberet Lorieux, sculptor, was born in Paris on December 31, 1876. He studied under Falgi?re, Merci?, and Prinet. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Fran?ais where he received honorable mentions in 1897 and 1900 and medals in 1901 and 1902. He became a member in 1899. Lorieux died at Toul on April 30, 1915.