After his father's death from influenza in 1930, he was raised by his mother and maternal grandmother, Marguerite Dieterle Badin (1853–1940), the widow of Jules Badin (1843–1919), an artist who was the owner and director of the historic Gobelins Manufactory and Beauvais tapestry factories.
Usai kematian bapaknya akibat influenza pada tahun 1930, ia dibesarkan oleh ibu dan nenek sisi ibunya, Marguerite Dieterle Badin (1853–1940), istri Jules Badin (1843–1919), seorang seniman sekaligus pemilik dan direktur pabrik Gobelins Manufactory dan Beauvais Tapestry.