Background
He was born in Bordeaux and originally worked as a stockbroker before studying painting under Eugène Isabey and Évariste Vital Luminais.
He was born in Bordeaux and originally worked as a stockbroker before studying painting under Eugène Isabey and Évariste Vital Luminais.
He exhibited at the Salon from 1866 to 1892. His pictures show the influence of Corot and the other Barbizon masters. Among his chief pictures are:
Le moulin des Andelys
Le Château Gaillard aux Andelys
L"Etang à Mortefontaine, effet du matin (1881)
Un coup de vent
Village au bord de l"eau
Vue des bords de l´Oise.