他的父亲是一个农民和劳动者。他开始了他的艺术教育在学校毕尔巴鄂的工艺品。1894年,他的家人搬到巴利亚多利德,所以他的父亲可以找到工作。1897年之后,他参加了真正的学术界de瓶装水Artes德圣费尔南多在马德里。为了避免给他负担家微薄的收入来说,他在各种零工,主要的艺术本质,但也跳舞comparsa.

由于从Diputacion·德·格兰特旅馆他能够继续他的研究在国外;第一次在巴黎(1902年),他的影响Puvis de通知,高更和图卢兹,然后是意大利(1906年),在那里他发现乔托和拉斐尔。同年,他回到毕尔巴鄂,开了一间工作室,和他的第一个展览举行。1911年,他成为巴斯克艺术家协会的创始人之一。

1922年,在一系列的展览,他第一次画壁画的新分支机构Banco de毕尔巴鄂在马德里,十二壁画描述的历史巴斯克地区和银行的职业。从那时起,他将主要作为壁画家。他的第二个主要神学院礼拜堂的壁画洛格罗尼奥从设计;里卡多Bastida.

1924年,他被任命为主管毕尔巴鄂美术博物馆,但是三年后辞职后城市毕尔巴鄂谴责他的一些收购。西班牙的知识分子来到他的支持,最终导致了普遍的文化政策的批评首先de里维拉政权。他继续展出,获得了许多奖项。

的开始西班牙内战发现他做教授Escuela Tecnica马德里德Pintura优越。共和党方面的支持者,他认为有必要搬到巴塞罗那的方式瓦伦西亚,并于1938年离开西班牙比亚里茨.在1940年,当时看来法国会下降纳粹在墨西哥,他选择进入自我放逐。

当他到达时,他创造了什么将是他的最后一个主要工作:装饰的餐厅Indalecio普列托。11月,执行后他的朋友,朱利安Zugazagoitia,他和他的妻子在他们的国家,从他们的悲痛中恢复过来,当他们在有轨电车事故中丧生Coyoacan.

 His father was a farmer and laborer. he began his art education at the Bilbao School of Arts and crafts. In 1894, his family moved to Valladolid, so his father could find a job. After 1897 he took part in the real academia de bottled water Artes de SanFernando in madrid.  in order to avoid giving him the burden of a modest income, he in a variety of jobs, the essence of art major, but also dance comparsa

From the Diputacion de Grant Hotel, he can continue his study abroad; 

In 1922, a series of exhibitions, his first new branch mural Banco de Bilbao in Madrid, twelve murals describe the history of Basque area and the bank's occupation. From then on, he will be primarily a wall painter. His second major seminary chapel frescoes Logue Ronnie O from design; Bastida.

In 1924, he was appointed director of the Bilbao Museum of fine arts, but after three years after the resignation of the city of Bilbao accused some of his acquisitions  Spanish intellectuals came to his support, and ultimately led to widespread criticism of cultural policy first de Rivera regime. He went on display and won many awards.

At the beginning of the Spanish Civil War he was found to be professor Escuela Tecnica Madrid de Pintura superior. Republican supporters, he felt obliged to move to Valencia, Barcelona, Biarritz and Spain in 1938 from.[1] in 1940, then France will drop the Nazis in Mexico, he chose to enter the self exile.

When he arrived, he created what would be his last major work: decorating the restaurant Indalecio Prieto. In November, after the execution of his friend, Julian Zugazagoitia, he and his wife in their country, recovered from their grief when they were killed in a tram accident Coyoacan.