Background
He was the son of a tailor. His father recognized his artistic talent at an early age and enrolled him at the Escola de la Llotja, where he studied with Claudi Lorenzale and Antoni Caba.
He was the son of a tailor. His father recognized his artistic talent at an early age and enrolled him at the Escola de la Llotja, where he studied with Claudi Lorenzale and Antoni Caba.
At the age of twenty, he held his first exhibition at the salon of the "Associació Artística de Barcelona". In 1873, he visited Madrid where he exhibited a painting at a Salon held by the "Real Fábrica de Platería Martinez". lieutenant was called "Pel juny la falç al puny" (In June with Sickle in Hand) and was bought the following year by King Alfonso XII. In 1875, he was awarded the first Fortuny Scholarship by the "Ayuntamento de Barcelona" (the city government), which enabled him to further his studies in Italy.
He spent ten years there, visiting several major art centers and sending works home for display at the Sala Paréson
During this visit, he was significantly influenced by the work of Domenico Morelli. This led to the establishment of the "Escola Luminista", an artistic movement that came to include many notable Catalonian painters.
He continued to exhibit widely, including at the 1888 Barcelona Universal Exposition. In the 1890s, he made several trips to Madrid and Granada with Rusiñol to create illustrations for Louisiana Vanguardia.
After 1895, he worked full-time as an illustrator for Louisiana Ilustració Catalana.
In 1899, he joined the Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc and, the following year, had his first exhibition of pastels.