In 1900, he met and shared a studio with Maurice de Vlaminck and together they began to paint the neighbourhood, while on military leave from September 1901 to 1904 when he was conscripted into the French army.
In 1900, he met and shared a studio with Maurice de Vlaminck and began to paint his first landscapes. His studies were interrupted from 1901 to 1904 when he was conscripted into the French army.