He was the chief organizer, promoter, and financial backer of the Impressionist exhibitions, and he purchased works by Edouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, and others.

• 他也是印象派画展的主要组织者、提倡者和出资人，个人收购莫内、雷诺瓦、毕沙罗、塞尚、窦加等人的作品。