 He took drawing lessons at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels (1940–1942), and then went to The Higher National school for Architecture and the Decorative Arts of Brussels, (in the architect atelier Lucien François’ atelier).It was here that he would meet the painter Charles Counhaye who was to show him the way to expressive and monumental art (1942–1945).Somville as a young man he became involved in and was
Intensely influenced by the great social movements and conflicts of his day