Thanks to a scholarship from the Provincial Deputation of Ciudad Real, he was able to study in France and Italy; settling in Paris and working with Léon Bonnat.

[1] In 1892, he received his first official recognition at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts and, the following year, was awarded a medal st the Exposition des Beaux-Arts de Rouen.

In 1896, he accompanied Daniel Urrabieta Vierge on a trip through La Mancha, to create illustrations for Don Quixote, then went to Venice to fulfill several commissions; including portraits of Carlos, Duke of Madrid, and his family, for which he was honored with the title of "court painter".

[2] By 1898, he had established himself in Barcelona and become associated with the group of artists who gathered at Els Quatre Gats; such as Ramón Casas, Santiago Rusiñol and Pablo Picasso.

Over the next few years, he had several showings at the Salon and, in 1906, was named a Knight in the Order of Alfonso XII, for his work depicting members of the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police force) arresting a Romani couple.

[2] He was appointed Professor of decorative composition at the Escola d'Arts i Oficis de Barcelona in 1936 and held a showing in Caracas, Venezuela; his first overseas since 1925.