Life:
Born in Barcelona in the year 1857.
He studied at Llotja (School of Fine Arts) in Barcelona being the pupil of Antoni Caba. 
Meifrèn discovered the impressionism in his first travel to Paris, and that style influenced all his work.
His exhibitions in Madrid in 1881, frequent shows in Barcelona - Sala Parés - from 1890, Chicago in 1893, Paris in 1899, Brussels in 1910, Santiago de Chile and Buenos Aires in 1910, Amsterdam in 1912, San Francisco in 1915 and others, were the reason of his prestige growth and wide knowledge of his art.
Meifrèn won many prices and awards.
Meifrèn had a close relation with Santiago Rusiñol and the Modernists (Art Nouveau artists) being part of the Els Quatre Gats group.
Landscapes - specially in Catalonia, Mallorca where he became the Director of Palma Fine Arts School from 1907, and Canary Islands - are perhaps his most typical paintings, but he also produced portraits.
Due to his active life, he travelled in various countries in America as the U.S.A.  - where he painted landscapes of New York and New Jersey - and also in Paraguay (1915-1917). In Europe, he visited Italy, France and Belgium where he also painted local landscapes (1910). 
After a dynamic activity, he returned to Barcelona in 1917 where at the end of his life he evolved to expressionism.
His works are exposed in some of the best museums and private collections all around the world.
Eliseu Meifrèn died in Barcelona in 1940.

Landscapes:
Aiguamolls (Marshes)
Barcelona harbour (1885)
The ducks
Landscape with river
The Marne 
Valldemosa (1900)

Other Catalan Art Nouveau Painters: 

Hermen ANGLADA i Camarassa   Joan BRULL i Vinyoles   Ricard Canals   Agapit Casas i Abarca   Ramón CASAS i Carbó   Josep CUSACHS   Manuel Cusí   Xavier Gosé i Rovira   Sebastiá Junyent i Sans   Joan Llimona i Bruguera   Josep Maria Marqués   Francesc MASRIERA i Manovens   Josep MASRIERA I Manovens   Lluis MASRIERA i Rosés   Eliseu MEIFRÈN i Roig   Joaquim MIR i Trinxet   Francesc Miralles   Isidre NONELL i Monturiol   Marià PIDELASERRA i Brias   Josep Pinós i Comes   Josep Reynés   Alexandre de Riquer i Ynglada   Pau Roig i Sisa   Santiago RUSIÑOL i Prats   Antoni Serra i Fiter   Josep Maria Tamburini   Modest Urgell   Miquel UTRILLO i Morlius   Lluïsa VIDAL i Puig   Pere Ysern i Alié