- He stutied at the Fine Arts of Odessa
- He follows Paul Signac in Saint Tropez
- Founds his own museum in Collioure
- Belongs to the group of Nabis with Paul Sérusier
- Nicknamed "the poet of the trees" by his friend Guillaume Apollinaire
- We can find his artwork in the museum of Rennes and at the Petit Palais of Geneva