Eliseu Meifrén returned to Barcelona after a trip to the United States between 1915 and 1917, where he triumphed in competitions such as the International Exhibition in San Francisco (1915) or the International Exhibition in San Diego (1916), and lived for a time in New York. His American journey had brought him fame, prestige, and fortune. However, after becoming a victim of fraud at the hands of his personal secretary, Meifrén was ruined and forced to go back to Spain, bringing his ascendant career in the United States to an end.

He settled again in Barcelona and returned to one of his principal artistic themes: private patios and gardens. These works were based on a totally Impressionist approach; they were characterized by a wide chromatic range of colours that feature as much on the walls of the patios as in the plant species that live there, generating strong and attractive contrasts. Colour is the true protagonist and invades the whole composition, distributed through larger and fuller brushstrokes than in his previous work.

In the present painting, the flowers explode with colour and the garden itself is luminous thanks to the complementary colours of the blue and orange wall that create an attractive contrasting effect. The roses and lilies stand out among the infinite shades of green which invade the space.

This type of garden view, on many occasions the private garden of the artist’s house on Majorca, represent one of the landmarks of Meifrén’s career. They mark the start of a new pictorial moment in which the free and Impressionist brushstrokes acquire greater prominence. These compositions helped him to triumph on the local art market, exhibiting again in Sala Parés, las Galerías Layetanas or Sala Gaspar. These shows allowed Meifrén to recover economically and the works exhibited in them are some of the most relevant pieces produced during his mature career.