Andres Larraga began his artistic training in Barcelona, as a disciple of Josep Armet, a landscape painter and follower of Martí Alsina and the Barbizon school. His first works were characterized by a romantic style of landscape painting, with references to Millet.

In 1886, he arrived in Paris, where he came into contact with the work of Berthe Morisot and Édouard Manet, as well as with Impressionist painting. It is not known how long the painter stayed in Paris, although it is known that he alternated his trips with stays in Barcelona. In 1887, while in Barcelona, he took part in his first group exhibition, organised at the Sala Parés.

In addition to exhibiting regularly in that gallery, he took part in the Extraordin...