It also allowed him to help fund Impressionist exhibitions and support his fellow artists and friends (Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, and Camille Pissarro among others) by purchasing their works and, at least in the case of Monet, paying the rent for their studios.
Tamén lle permitiron financiar as exhibicións impresionistas e axudar economicamente aos seus amigos pintores e a outros artistas (incluíndo Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, e Camille Pissarro entre outros) mercando os seus traballos, e, no caso de Monet, pagando o alugamento do seu estudio.