 Choosing to return to France in 1899, he and his wife Ethel Rose bought a cottage at Giverny.In 1900 he resided in Paris and spent the winter in Briska, Algeria where he painted three known paintings.From 1904 to 1912 husband and wife lived in Giverny and his works from this period show the influence of "the master" Claude Monet, who became his friend and mentor.