Belonging to the Aesthetic movement, he will care to paint scenes inspired by Antiquity, with neoclassical veils, flowers and young thoughtful women.
Dying prematurely from an incurable disease, he will continue to practice his art until his death.
(Oil paintings details. The pictures show, in order : Apricots, unknown date ; The Green Butterfly, between 1879 and 1881 ; A Musician, circa 1867 ; Dreamers, unknown date ; A workbasket, 1879 ; Seagulls, unknown date ; The Quartet, a Painters Tribute to Music, 1868 ; Topaz, before 1887 ; A Garden, 1869 ; and finally, Shuttlecock, 1867)
