 In 1875, after completing his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe under Ferdinand Keller, he rejoined his family in Strasbourg, where they had lived since the end of the Franco-Prussian War.Like many other painters before him, he set up his studio in the 14th Century Tour de l'Hôpital.Over the next twenty-five years, he made several study trips to England, Berlin and Paris, where he was influenced by the Fauvists.