Joaquín Torres-García, considered the father of Latin American Constructivism, lived in Europe and the United States for almost 40 years before returning permanently to Uruguay. These travels exposed him to different modernist movements including Constructivism, Cubism and Neo-Plasticism, while he was living in Paris and New York. The period between 1926 and 1933 in Paris was Torres-García’s most mature, punctuated by his co-founding (with Michel Seuphor) of the renowned
1930
This oil on wood painting by Joaquín Torres-García reflects the artist's signature style of Universal Constructivism, blending geometric abstraction with symbolic imagery rooted in both modernist European movements and ancient Latin American cultures. Influenced by his years in Paris and New York, Torres-García fills the composition with a grid-like structure containing simplified pictographic symbols, creating a visual language that bridges the ancient and the modern. The warm, earthy tones and rhythmic compartmentalization of forms demonstrate the mature aesthetic he developed during his pivotal years in Paris between 1926 and 1933.
- Medium
- oil on wood
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session
May 16, 2018
Estimate: $250,000 – $350,000
Sold: $300,000
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