ABSTRACT
Painter of townscapes, portraits, landscapes and still-life in oils and watercolours. Born in St Etienne, he studied at art schools in St Etienne and Bordeaux before winning a travelling scholarship. In 1904 he attended a painting course at Birkbeck Institute, London, and by 1905 settled in Manchester, making regular visits back to France. He exhibited first in Liverpool in 1909 and 1910, and in Manchester as a founder member of the Society of Modern Artists from 1912. He continued to exhibit with the society until 1928 when he returned to France. He held solo exhibitions at Finnigan’s Showrooms, Manchester, in 1918 and 1920, showed in London galleries and in France. His work is included in public collections, particularly the Manchester City Art Gallery. From 1906 to 1920 he taught at Manchester School of Art, where pupils included L.S. Lowry. He portrayed scenes of the industrial city, studying its subtle light and atmospheric effects in vertical strokes of colour, as well as more lyrical landscapes. His work was influenced by the Impressionists, Degas and Forain.
