He studied law and fought in the Franco-Prussian war before attending the École des Beaux-Arts in Geneva where he studied painting under Barthélemy Menn He then set himself up in a studio in Paris and became a close friend of Edgar Degas.
He studied law. He fought in the Franco. He then set himself up in a studio in Paris. He then became a close friend of Edgar Degas. He was attending the École des Beaux-Arts in Geneva. He studied painting under Barthélemy Menn.