Pitxot began studying drawing at the age of thirteen under Juan Núñez Fernández (who had also been Dalí's teacher years earlier in Figueres).
Pitxot's relationship with Salvador Dalí began even before his birth, as their families were acquainted. Dalí became one of the earliest champions of Pitxot's work and eventually, in 1972, Dalí visited his studio and proposed establishing a permanent exhibition at the Dalí Theatre-Museum in Figueres. Today, the permanent exhibition of Pitxot's artwork is located on the museum's second floor.
His vision of landscapes and figures constructed from stones gathered at Cap de Creus—which he pre-assembled like sculptures—connected him deeply to a unique environment like Cap de Creus.
In the year 2000, he was named an academician of the Sant Jordi Royal Academy of Fine Arts.
In 2004, he received the Gold Medal for Merit in Fine Arts from the King of Spain in recognition of his work.
Pitxot's artworks are held in private collections and in several museums around the world.
In 2014, he published the book Sobre Dalí (About Dalí) and was awarded the Fulla de Figuera de Plata (Silver Fig Leaf) by the Figueres City Council.
