He and his brother began by modeling manger figures and carnival masks after finishing their day in the workshop.

After their father showed their work to some local artists, two of them, Pau Xacó (a sculptor), and Sebastià Gallès i Pujal (1812–1902, a painter), insisted that they enroll in classes at the Escola de la Llotja.

They opened a workshop in Barcelona and created numerous works for public spaces and were named Knights in the Order of Isabella the Catholic.

During these years, they also participated in several international exhibitions and received a major award at the 1873 Vienna World's Fair.

[2] In his later years, he continued to create sculptures in public spaces, but was also much in demand for his funerary statues and portraits.