He completed an apprenticeship with the sculptor and designer, Eugène Dock [fr], who was engaged in restoring some of the monuments that had been destroyed or damaged during the Franco-Prussian War.

In addition to teaching and sculpting, he made contributions to the Revue alsacienne illustrée [fr].

He would remain there for ten years; operating three workshops and producing monumental sculptures, as well as bronze busts and medallions.

Many of his works may still be seen around his native city; some were, however, destroyed during the German occupation of France during World War II.

Among his surviving works are the bust of Viktor Nessler in the Parc de l'Orangerie [fr] in Strasbourg and the statues of Daniel Specklin and Jacob Sturm von Sturmeck on the façade of the Petites-Boucheries, behind the Aubette.