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He was taught by Theodore DECK and became in turn
the teacher of some of the most outstanding ceramists in the art deco period,
as Henri SIMMEN (1880-1963) or Emile DECOEUR (1876-1953). He opened a studio in
Malakoff in 1880, then moved to Châtillon-sous-Bagneux in 1887. He was one of
the masters of art nouveau and he collaborated with many sculptors (Rodin, Agnes
de Frumerie, Dejean, St Marceaux, Jozan, etc.). His perfect technical command
enabled him to deal with the whole range of ceramics; his decorations and
subject-matters, always tackled with a naturalist mind, are innumerable. We owe
him particularly a very fine enamel, with a most silky aspect and touch, due to
the use of hydrochloric acid.
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