Every child is an artist.
The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. Leader of the School of Paris, he was remarkable for his technical virtuosity, incredible originality, and prolificacy. Admitted to the Royal Academy of Barcelona at 15, he later moved to Paris, where he remained until 1947, then moving to the South of France. His production is usually described in series of overlapping periods. His rose period is characterized by a lighter palette and subjects from the circus.