▁met ▁Jacob ▁Ep stein , ▁who ▁gave ▁him ▁his ▁first ▁instruction ▁in ▁drawing . ▁ ▁Hal pert ▁studied ▁with ▁Henry ▁Mc B ride ▁at ▁The ▁Edu c ational ▁Alliance ▁from ▁around ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ,, ▁the ▁young ▁artist ▁also ▁attended ▁the ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Design ▁for ▁three ▁years , ▁and ▁left ▁for ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁ ▁Tra vel ▁in ▁Europe ▁ ▁Hal pert ▁spent ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁in ▁Paris ▁studying ▁under ▁Leon ▁Bonn at ▁at ▁the ▁É cole ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts . ▁However , ▁upon ▁seeing ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Post - Im pression ists ▁he ▁left ▁the ▁a cademy ▁to ▁study ▁independently ▁and ▁to ▁travel . ▁Hal pert ▁painted ▁numerous ▁scenes ▁of ▁Paris , ▁in ▁a ▁style ▁reflect ing ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Im pression ism , ▁C é z anne , ▁and ▁the ▁F au ves . ▁Hal pert ▁exhib ited ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁at ▁the ▁Sal on ▁d ' Autom ne ▁and ▁established ▁strong ▁friend ships ▁with ▁the ▁artists ▁Patrick ▁Henry ▁Bruce , ▁Son ia ▁D ela un ay ▁and ▁Robert ▁D ela un ay , ▁Ab el ▁War sh aw sky , ▁Thomas ▁Hart ▁Bent on , ▁Fern and ▁Lé ger ▁and ▁Jean ▁Met z inger . ▁ ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁his ▁first ▁show ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁Hal pert ▁returned ▁to