 He was a known patron of Parisian-trained Impressionist painters, and his painting collection contained works by nearly all of the early Impressionist painters of his time.In 1902, Beau received a commission from the Government of Québec for "L'arrivée de Champlain à Québec" for the Legislative Council of Quebec, delivered in 1903, for which he was paid $1,300 (around $27,500) in 2016 dollars).It was criticized for historical inaccuracies.