The other pupils at school first nicknamed him "The Little Dürer", then later "Albrecht". This seemed quite natural, as the first three letters of the German artist's name were the same as those in his own name -- ALB. 

André Piazza, his professor at school and a fabulous designer himself, who had worked together with Salvador Dali, tells about Albuisson, that "he taught me to observe, to gain a spirit of analysis, to work on the subjects, and chose the technique required for obtaining the best result". 

Albuisson could only proceed to the National Institute of Engraving, and two years later he obtained his national diploma with honours of the jury, followed by the prestigious international engraving award from Rank Xerox. 

Albuisson soon became professor of fine arts at the institute of Macôn, above all teaching his students that without technical virtuosity it is impossible to deliver a professional art work, but left his position after five years, when he disagreed with the pedagogic used at the school. 

He turned to graphic works, and did a lot of illustrations for books, wine-bottle labels and other works, as well as he continued to exhibit his designs and works in various galleries of Paris and Geneva. 

• Albuisson's first engraving, done at the age of 12-13 years.  "La Promenade", inspired by an engraving by Albrecht Dürer. 

At this moment he was reading works on Ethology (studies of animal and human behaviour) by the German Nobel Laureate Konrad Lorenz, whose expressive face he liked very much, and decided to engrave for the occasion. 

Albuisson had to wait one more year for his first commission to engrave stamps, which should be for the Republic of Mali, and the portrait of Pierre Curie, who discovered the radioactivity in 1859. 

Monaco 1990. Claude Monet: "The Magpie".
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Monaco 1993. Edvard Grieg.

Monaco 1997. Souvenir sheet of 
Sandro Botticelli's painting "The Spring". 
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France 2000. 

73rd Philatelic Congress in Nièvres. In 2000 the 73rd Philatelic Congress took place in Nièvres, and this lovely stamp was issued, showing a faience jar from the 17th century on the background of Porte de Croux.