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Abel Lauvray is perhaps best known for his affiliation with Claude Monet. Lauvray met Monet, then his neighbor in Vetheuil, France, as a young boy in 1879. The two retained a lifelong friendship, and it was undoubtedly Monet's influence on Lauvray that helped him to become a talented landscape painter.

Lauvray’s earliest instruction was from Monet and later at the School of Fine Arts. While he was inspired by and looked up to Monet, Lauvray did not imitate his friend and master. While Monet became famous for his Impressionist landscapes, Lauvray chose to paint in a more realistic tone, and typically signed his work “Lauvray” on the front of his canvas. However, Lauvray did learn lighting and plein-air techniques from Monet, which would be integral in the formation of his personal style.