He traveled to Paris in the 1920s, joining the Fauvist painters in Montmartre and Montparnasse such as Matisse, Dufy, Gleizes, among others, with whom he formed friendships. Evolving from a Fauvist Expressionist style through Cubism and eventually embracing Abstraction at the end of his short life.
He even studied mosaic in Ravenna. He showed bravery and resistance in Corsica during World War II. After marrying a woman from Toulon, they settled in Saint Tropez, where this large painting was created. Their home became an important artistic meeting place.
The New York gallery of Julien LEVY permanently exhibited the works of this artist alongside Braque, Picasso, etc.