 In 1904, like many other young artists from Hungary, he went to Paris for additional study; he attended the Académie Julian as a pupil of Jean Paul Laurens.His style at first reflected the principles of naturalism of the Nagybánya school.After meeting painters of the Fauves group in 1905 in Paris and seeing their work at the influential "Salon d'Automne" exhibit that year, he began to incorporate strong colors into his works.