France. ALEXANDRE FALGUI?RE, Sculptor and Painter. By Victor Peter. Bronze 68mm. $125. Sorry, SOLD (August, 2022) ————– Charles Victor Peter was born at Paris on December 20 1940. He studied art over the objections of his parents. He was a pupil of S?bastien Cornu, Fran?ois Th?odore Devaulx and Alexandre Falgui?re. He exhibited at the Salon and won a medal in 1879. He won a gold medal at the Universal Exposition of 1900. Peter worked in various media, but specialized in sculpture and medallic art. As a medallist, Peter is best known for his depictions of animals. He became professor of sculptur at the ?cole Nationale Sup?rieur des Beaux-Arts in 1901 and was made a chevalier of the L?gion d’Honneur. Peter died on March 20 1918.