He enrolled at the Lutheran High School (now the Samuel von Brukenthal National College), where he studied with . After graduating, in 1888, he participated in a local exhibition, then entered the "School of Arts and Crafts" in Graz. The following year, he transferred to the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich where his primary professor was Gabriel von Hackl. Later, he studied with Ludwig von Löfftz, but had to return to Sibiu in 1891 for lack of funds.
