 የመጀመሪያ "ምሁራዊ" ሥራው የመጀመርያው ቁርባን የተሰኘ ሲሆን በስዕሉ ላይም እናትና አባቱ እንዲሁም አትሮንስ ፊት ተንበርክካ የምታነብ ታናሽ እህቱ ይታያሉ።
His first major painting, which was an 'academic' work was First Communion, which was a portrait of his father, mother, and younger sister kneeling before an altar.