He settled in Paris in 1919 and until 1922 he studied art at the Académie Julian and Academie Ranson, under several important teachers of his time such as Maurice Denis and Édouard Vuillard.
At first, his themes were fairly limited, mainly landscapes, while his style was in no small part marked by the Romantic traditions.
Later, after 1930, he started incorporating more colors in his compositions and also began to emphasize important elements with thick, black lines - an interesting idea that built several "attention landmarks" in his paintings.
He also produced an impressive number of sketches and drawings, in ink or crayon, as well as in watercolor, mainly landscapes and female figures, at the same time becoming much more popular both in his country and in Europe.
He died in 1976 in Bucharest, leaving behind one of the richest selection of works ever put together by a Romanian artists.