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Primary Joaquín Torres-García (Montevideo, Uruguay, 1874–1949)

NationalityUruguay, South America

Datecirca 1938

MediumInk with graphite on paper mounted on heavy paper

DimensionsSheet: 8 11/16 × 6 9/16 in. (22 × 16.7 cm)

Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Charmion von Wiegand, G1969.2.2

Keywords

ornamental

Rights Statement

IN COPYRIGHT

Collection AreaPrints and Drawings

Object numberG1969.2.2

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Not on view

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Web Comments

In 1934, Joaquín Torres-García returned to his native Uruguay with the objective of developing his theory of Constructive Universalism into a major art movement. He Americanized his project by using local references and pre-Columbian symbols in his work. At top, Inti, the Inca sun god, shines over all realms of existence, while at bottom, a figure stands next to a stepped building. These archetypes symbolize the indigenous peoples of the Andean region and their great cultural and architectural contributions to human history.

Exhibitions

The Geometry of Hope: Latin American Abstract Art from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection

School of the South: Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection