In 1899, due to a severe illness, he was reunited with his wife. When he got better, he went back to France to detoxify from the morphine addiction with her and his daughter. A year later, he underwent surgery that left him with only one kidney, marking a new vital stage in his career. In 1903, he was considered a renowned artist.  In the first decade of the twentieth century, he consolidated his prestige as a prolific painter and writer, both in Barcelona and throughout Spain and Paris. He received more awards and nominations. In France, he got official recognition in 1908 when he became a Member of the Paris Salon.