The Observer of Atmosphere Born in Paris, Jules Benoit-Lévy moved through the French art world with a quiet, observant precision. His education began at the Paris School of Decorative Arts, where he studied under Gustave Boulanger and Henri Lucien Doucet, before refining his technique in the Jules Joseph Lefebvre workshop at the School of Fine Arts. He was a man of many lenses, working as a painter, printmaker, and photographer. His e…