Henri Guérard

He began his studies at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, majoring in architecture, but slowly turned his attention to painting and engraving.

They moved to a farm near Honfleur, where they hosted several well known painters, including Paul Cézanne and Norbert Goeneutte, who became a close friend.

During this period, he provided illustrations for L'Art Japonais of Louis Gonse, published by Albert Quantin [fr].

Shortly after, he created his own Japonisme, an album of ten etchings, published by Edmond Sagot [fr].

In 1889, together with Félix Bracquemond, he created the Société des peintres-graveurs français [fr], which held exhibits at the Durand-Ruel Gallery.