Later, he began working in a lithographic factory with Luis Garay, where he learned some photographic techniques.
He returned to Madrid for a short period in 1933, but soon moved to Barcelona to teach drawing at the Balmes Institute.
At the end of the Spanish Civil War he returned to Paris and became part of the so-called Spanish School of Paris, which included other painters such as Pablo Picasso, Ginés Parra, Francisco Bores, Antoni Clavé, etc.
He did most of his work in his study off Montparnasse, in addition to his paintings artwork, he also made tapestries and staging grounds.
His style was avant-garde, using a geometry of shapes and planes, with thick strokes to define the shape and strengthen the composition, using colors and painting on various media such as oil paintings, etchings, illustrations and stage designs.