Josep de Togores showed exceptional skill at drawing at a very early age. In 1909 he took part in an exhibition in Brussels with other Catalan artists and the Belgian government acquired his work The Madman of Cerdanyola. In 1911 his entry for the Barcelona Exhibition was A Drunk. At this point he had not yet settled into any particular style. He moved to Madrid for a time in 1913, and then to Paris, where he was influenced by the works of Paul Cézanne. In 1917 he returned to Barcelona, where he exhibited the works he had produced in Paris. These were mainly still-lifes, nudes and flowers. He began to work as a restorer and to paint portraits. In 1919 he went back to Paris, where he stayed for a time working as a restorer. He also exhibited there at the Simon Gallery, which made his name in French art circles. Between 1922 and 1926 he staged exhibitions in Paris, Berlin, New York, Munich, Düsseldorf and at the Parés Gallery in Barcelona, where his nudes proved highly successful. In 1943 he moved into mural painting and illustration for collections of books such as La Cometa by the Gustavo Gili publishing house in Barcelona.
Josep de Togores showed exceptional skill at drawing at a very early age. In 1909 he took part in an exhibition in Brussels with other Catalan artists and the Belgian government acquired his work The Madman of Cerdanyola. In 1911 his entry for the Barcelona Exhibition was A Drunk. At this point he had not yet settled into any particular style. He moved to Madrid for a time in 1913, and then to Paris, where he was influenced by the works of Paul Cézanne. In 1917 he returned to Barcelona, where he exhibited the works he had produced in Paris. These were mainly still-lifes, nudes and flowers. He began to work as a restorer and to paint portraits. In 1919 he went back to Paris, where he stayed for a time working as a restorer. He also exhibited there at the Simon Gallery, which made his name in French art circles. Between 1922 and 1926 he staged exhibitions in Paris, Berlin, New York, Munich, Düsseldorf and at the Parés Gallery in Barcelona, where his nudes proved highly successful. In 1943 he moved into mural painting and illustration for collections of books such as La Cometa by the Gustavo Gili publishing house in Barcelona.