French painter who specialized in landscapes, especially views of the Seine. He grew up in an artisan family. He moved to Paris in 1855 where he became a student of Eugène Boudin at Salon des Artistes Français and later while spending the summer of 1859 in Normandy, he became a student of Corot with whom he was associated for 15 years. He also was greatly influenced by Johan Barthold Jongkind in his choice of themes. He exhibited from 1859 at the Salon. In 1873 he joined the Société anonyme des peintres, sculpteurs et graveurs. In 1874 he took part in the 1st Impressionist exhibition. He exhibited in 1886 with Durand-Ruel in the USA. He exhibited in 1889 at the World Fair. He died in poverty, friends collected money to pay the funeral costs. His series of views of the Seine, which he painted all of his life, have become synonymous with his name. //