[1] From 1907 to 1912, he attended the "Alexandru Donici Gymnasium" in his hometown, where he displayed an aptitude for drawing.

[2] After graduating, he entered the Școala de Belle Arte in Iași, where he studied with Constantin Artachino [ro] and Gheorghe Popovici.

In 1915, he received an award from the Academia Română for his portrait of the French artist Lecomte de Nöuy, who was then living in Romania.

Although he escaped being wounded, the harsh conditions there led to a case of pneumonia that left him in poor health.

[1] In an effort to improve his artistic perspectives, and with the support of members of the Academia, he went to Italy to attend a free painting course being taught at the Institute of Fine Arts in Rome.