Joaquín Torres García
(1874–1949) uruguayansk konstnär
Joaquín Torres García (Spain, 1874–1949) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Joaquín Torres García belongs to the chapter ‘The avant-garde’ in this site’s history of art.
Joaquín Torres García was born in Montevideo and died in Montevideo. Joaquín Torres García worked in Paris, Barcelona, Madrid, and New York City. Wikidata associates Joaquín Torres García with abstract art, Universal Constructivism, and Noucentisme.
One of the best-known works is ‘América Invertida’. The works belong mainly to the genres abstract art and figurative art. The catalogue has 9 works by Joaquín Torres García with free images. The dated works span the years 1900–1946. Works by Joaquín Torres García are held by Kataloniens nationella konstmuseum, Musée National d'Art Moderne, and National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The avant-garde’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Manuel Hugué, Joaquín Mir, Dominique Lang, Julio Romero de Torres, and Henrika Šantel.