19th-20th Century Spanish

A Barcelona-born painter and drawing artist, Baixeras i Verdaguer began studying at an early age at the , where he was a pupil of great Catalan painters like Agustín Rigalt (1836-1899), Ramón Martí Alsina (1826-1894) and Antoni Caba (1838-1907). He spent four years in Paris, where he became familiar with the work of Jean-François Millet (1814-1875), whose realist and naturalist painting had a decisive influence on his practice.

He was a founding member of the San Lucas Art Circle, an association set up by several Catalan Modernista artists including Joan Llimona (1860-1926), Enric Sagnier (1858-1931) and Antoni Utrillo (1867-1944) who, in opposition to the progressive postulates of the Barcelona Art Circle, championed an art practice in tune with Catholic principles and morals.

In 1882, he took part in a competition to decorate the main assembly hall at the University of Barcelona. Three of his drawings were awarded and he was then commissioned with the project. In the late 1880s he took part with Joan Llimona and Alexandre de Riquer (1856-1920) in the decoration of the Hotel Internacional for the Barcelona Universal Exposition.

His work was often exhibited at Sala Parés, Barcelona, and in group exhibitions like the Paris Universal Exposition or the Buenos Aires International Exposition.