Timeline

1879

Born in Le Havre, France

1896

Began his training at the École des Beaux-Arts in Le Havre under the teaching of the French painter Charles Lhuillier

1897 - 1903

Granted a scholarship, and studied under Léon Bonnat at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris

1905 - 1908

Associated with Matisse

1906

Traveled with Georges Braque to Antwerp

1907

Became a member of the Fauves

1908

Moved to Normandy and abandoned Fauvism

1912

Opened his own studio

1914

Studied throughout Europe, influenced by Cezanne

1949

Died in Paris, France