▁by ▁a ▁local ▁sil k ▁industry . ▁He ▁studied ▁under ▁Jean - Mich el ▁Gro bon ▁and ▁August in ▁Alexandre ▁Th ier rat . ▁Later ▁he ▁opened ▁a ▁studio ▁in ▁Lyon ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁graph ic ▁designer . ▁He ▁travel led ▁to ▁Paris ▁to ▁finish ▁his ▁studies ▁and ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁exhib ited ▁a ▁painting ▁and ▁a ▁char co al ▁drawing ▁in ▁the ▁Paris ▁Sal on ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁he ▁became ▁friends ▁with ▁Camil le ▁Cor ot ▁and ▁Charles - Fran çois ▁Da ub igny ▁who ▁greatly ▁influenced ▁his ▁style . ▁App ian ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Che val ier ▁of ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Hon our . ▁ ▁Works ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁App ian ' s ▁two ▁works ▁that ▁he ▁exhib ited ▁in ▁Paris ▁were ▁bought ▁by ▁Napoleon ▁III ▁and ▁by ▁prin cess ▁Math ilde . ▁He ▁painted ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁atmos pher ic ▁pictures ▁in ▁a ▁mon och rom atic ▁p alette ▁of ▁the ▁rivers ide ▁of ▁the ▁Rh one ▁and ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁France . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁he ▁changed ▁his ▁style ▁to ▁use ▁brilliant ▁and ▁striking ▁color ▁in ▁his ▁paint ings ▁but ▁he ▁still ▁continued ▁to ▁make ▁char co al ▁draw ings ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁small ▁et ch ings ▁of ▁land sc apes ▁in ▁the ▁Barb izon ▁style . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁et cher , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁distinct ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁American ▁artist , ▁Stephen ▁Par r ish . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁ ▁External