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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 25, 2023 | Morton Casa de Subastas | Mexico City | Subasta de Arte Latinoamericano | 139 | $****** - ****** | Still life |
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38 x 71.5 cm (14.96 x 28.15 in)
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1927
JOAQUÍN TORRES-GARCÍA
(Montevideo, Uruguay, 1874 - Montevideo, Uruguay, 1949)
Still life
Signed and dated 1927
Oil on canvas
Published in: DE TORRES, Cecilia et al. Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. Number 1927-33, www.torresgarcia.com
Exhibited in: "Torres-García: Private Collection of Montevideo" exhibition presented by the National Commission of Fine Arts of Montevideo, Uruguay, in December 1962 and in "J. Torres-García (1874-1949)", exhibition held at the Dau al Set Gallery in Barcelona, Spain, in November 1976.
It shows slight details of conservation.
In the 1920s, Joaquín Torres-García began his journey through New York, Italy, Barcelona and Paris, a period of great artistic wealth where he surrounded himself with artists who held painting gatherings every night. In 1926, he exhibited in different galleries and his art began to be recognized, selling everything he produced. In 1934 he returned to Uruguay with the ideal of promoting the art of his nation, founding the Association of Constructive Art. In 1942 he formed the Taller Torres-García, an exclusive workshop for collective work and teaching where he gave painting classes to young artists, forging a Latin school with its own identity.
His work was characterized by a moderate chromatic range and a modernist style brushstroke. However, after his arrival in Paris, he began to integrate geometric abstraction, which developed the rest of his artistic production. Today, Torres-García is considered one of the protagonists of the development of Latin American modern art.
Sources consulted:
- Official website of the artist www.torresgarcia.com
- Torres García Museum website www.torresgarcia.org.uy
- Reina Sofía National Art Center Museum website www.museoreinasofia.es
38 x 71.5 cm
