▁by ▁ ▁and ▁Gust ave ▁K ahn ▁provided ▁comment ary ▁for ▁the ▁catalog ▁of ▁G aus son ' s ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁exhibition ▁at ▁the ▁Galerie ▁La ff itte . ▁G aus son ▁himself ▁wrote ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁short ▁stories , ▁H isto ires ▁vert ig ine uses ▁( G idd y ▁St ories ), ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁very ▁successful . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁an ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁Ac adémie ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁monument ▁to ▁the ▁builder , ▁ ▁at ▁Font aine ble au . ▁ ▁Despite ▁his ▁success es , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁have ▁financial ▁difficulties . ▁In ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁alle vi ate ▁them , ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁position ▁with ▁the ▁French ▁Col onial ▁Administration ▁and ▁was ▁posted ▁to ▁Guinea ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁eight ▁years . ▁ ▁Upon ▁returning ▁to ▁France , ▁he ▁settled ▁in ▁Paris . ▁Having ▁no ▁children , ▁he ▁often ▁visited ▁his ▁nep hew , ▁who ▁had ▁a ▁small ▁shop ▁in ▁Lag ny - sur - Mar ne . ▁He ▁was ▁there ▁when ▁the ▁German ▁Army ▁occupied ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁remained ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Selected ▁paint ings ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Le ▁site ▁de ▁Lé o ▁G AU SS ON ▁ ▁More ▁works ▁by ▁G aus son ▁@ ▁Art Net ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9