HE STARTED AS AN ENGRAVER BEFORE TURNING TO PAINTING;
HE RETURNED TO FRANCE IN 1879 AFTER A TWO-YEAR STAY IN LONDON.
HE BECOMES FRIENDSHIP WITH CAMILLE PISSARRO, PAUL SIGNAC, GEORGES SURAT, THÉO VAN RUISSELBERGHE AND LOUIS VALTAT OF THE NEO-IMPRESSIONIST SCHOOL.
THE PAINTING PRESENTED, FULL OF LIGHT IS A VERY NICE EXAMPLE OF THIS PRECURSOR PERIOD OF FAUVISM
A LABEL PLACED ON THE BACK INDICATES DELIVERY TO Mr ROZEMBERG Rue du Fg ST ANTOINE