 He studied under French Masters Joseph Chabert, Léon Bonnat, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Jean-Léon Gérôme, and Pierre Puvis de Chavannes.He had initial success as an Impressionist painter, amongst other Canadian Impressionists in Paris, and was awarded the "Ordre des Palmes Académiques" by the French government.He obtained art commissions from the Notre-Dame Basilica in Montréal and the Government of Quebec.