 In the following year, he moves to New York, even though he continued to travel extensively to Spain, Italy, Switzerland and the UK.New York proved to be a melting pot of artistic creation that greatly encouraged the artist through its lively artistic scene.Friendships such as the Duke of Bedford's drew him into the creative circles, where he met James Johnson Sweeney, with whom he established a powerful friendship; Bob Dylan, Arthur Miller, whom he met at the showing of the film "Good Times Wonderful Times", at the congress of the Pen & Pencil Club; the dealer Martha Jackson; Allen Ginsberg; Leon Golub, Lawrence Alloway.