Career
He was initially a pupil of Luigi Pastore, but later enrolled at the Institute of Geometry of Caserta. He served as a soldier in the Austrian front, followed by an exile in Marseille due to his political leanings. He returned to earn a diploma in Naples only by 1930s.
He painted Dopo il bagno, a subject previously treated by the Scapigliatura painter Girolamo Induno.
He also wrote poetry in Italian and dialect.