France. World War I. TO THE FACTORY WORKERS OF THE GREAT WAR. By Louis Desvignes. Bronze 50mm. Cased. 450. ---------- Louis Desvignes, sculptor and medallist,was born on November 14 1877 at Creusot (Saône-et-Loire), He was a student of Raoul. Verlet, Paul Auban and Henri Dubois at l'École des Beaux-Arts de Paris . He was a sociétaire du Salon des Artistes Français and won a gold medal in 1932. Desvignes died in Paris on June 22, 1934.