 He began presenting his own work at exhibitions in Paris in the 1890s.Beau's presence in Paris is mentioned in the 21June 1888 edition of the journal "Paris-Canada", founded in the year 1884 to promote Franco-Canadian relations.He studied under William-Adolphe Bouguereau at l'Académie Julian and Jean-Léon Gérôme at l'École des Beaux-Arts in Paris known today as "l'École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts".