Joaquin Mir Trinket was a Spanish modernist painter born in Barcelona in 1873 who was part of the Catalan Art Movement. Trinxet was also one of the Colla del Safra group of painters who are defined by their use of saffron yellow in their paintings
Trinxet visited Ramon Casas and Santiago Rusinol in Paris but he regarded the art community of Barcelona as equally important as the French Impressionist movement of the time
Mir Trinxet came from a wealthy family, and his uncle built a gallery in Barcelona, Casa Trinxet, so that Joaquin could exhibit his paintings. The building was demolished in 1968 despite attempts to turn it into a museum
Mir Trinxet's paintings were widely exhibited in Spain and he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his work in 1930. He died in Barcelona in 1940
Whilst in Majorca Trinxet painted landscapes and his best known paintings are Landscape 1900, and Calla Encantada Majorca 1901
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