ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn hiː mˌeɪd fɹˈɛndz wɪð pˈɔːl ɡoʊɡˈæn ænd bɪkˌeɪm ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪððə skˈuːl ʌv pˈɔntˈævən; spˈɛndɪŋ mˈoʊst əv hɪz tˈaɪm æt lə pˈʊduː ɪn bɹˈɪtəni.
In 1889 he made friends with Paul Gauguin and became associated with the School of Pont-Aven; spending most of his time at Le Pouldu in Brittany.