He also collaborated with the
magazine Simplicissimus, a weekly
satirical magazine written in German
founded by Albert Langen in April
1896 and published until 1967.
In 1919 Paris, he founded the Latin
magazine Janus in collaboration
with Georges Aubault, and was a
contributor to the magazine Vita
Latina, published in Avignon.
Later he went on to study Fine Arts
in the Bavarian capital and it was
these studies that ended him in Paris
around 1908.
André established his first studio in
Montparnasse, later moving to the
Ile St. Louis.
In the French capital he surrounded
himself with a select group of
intellectuals, poets and artists.
Inclined towards graphic work, he
began to illustrate books around 1912.
In 1912, he traveled to Spain for the
first time, discovering and studying
the gypsy types and customs.
After marrying his wife, Raquel, he
settled in “Cala Blanca” area of Jávea,
where his house still stands to this
day.
André repopulated his land and
surrounding area with
white pines
and rebuilt a ruin into a villa that
followed the architectural typology of
the region. Neighbours started to call
the area the “Cala del Francés”, due
to this reformation.