At the , organised by the Società Promotrice dell'Industria Nazionale in Turin, he exhibited a portrait of a young lady called "Lilia", also known as "Elda", which was highly appreciated by the public and of which he subsequently produced about fifteen different versions. The painting was acquired by the committee of the Exposition to serve as prize for the exposition lottery. This was followed by exposition of "Nadar" at the 1885 Exposition Universelle d'Anvers in Antwerp. In 1886, he exhibited "Così?" at the "Primaverile Fiorentina" (Florentine Spring) exposition organised by the "Società delle belle Arti di Firenze" in Florence. "Lilia" was exposed again, together with the paintings "Civetteria" and "Trastulli materni", at the 1887 "Esposizione Nazionale Artistica di Venezia" (National Artistic Exposition of Venice). From 1888 until 1895 he was sponsored by the "Negozianti d'Arte di Colà" and lived in Paris for two years where he exhibited "Maura pienserosa" and "Visione" at the Exposition Universelle (1889).