In the eighties Jose Quessada decides to definitely settle in Paris, an idea he had been entertaining since the seventies. He rents a small apartment close to the Place de la Contraescarpe, together with his wife Alma, with whom he spends long periods, dedicating his time to painting in different ateliers such as the one belonging to Juan Soriano, who was his friend and colleague and who had been living for a long time in this beautiful city.