He attended the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts, and after hiding from the German Occupation for three years, graduated in 1945.

He was then invited to the La jeune gravure contemporaine society's exposition at Galerie Sagot - Le Garrec in Paris.

The following year, he joined the society and began showing exhibitions at the Salon des moins de trente.

He was invited to an exhibition of the Société des peintres-graveurs français at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, and created stained glass for Louis Barillet.

He was a fellow at the Maison Descartes in Amsterdam, and he studied the work of Hercules Seghers and his influences on Rembrandt.