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Joaquín Torres-García

1874 - 1949

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Joaquín Torres-García (28 July 1874 – 8 August 1949) was a prominent Uruguayan-Spanish artist, theorist, and author, renowned for his international impact on modern art. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, he moved with his family to Catalonia, Spain, where his artistic journey began. His career spanned multiple countries, including Spain, United States, Italy, France, and Uruguay. He founded several art schools and groups, including Escola de Decoració (School of Decoration) in Barcelona, Cercle et Carré (Circle and Square) in Paris—the first European abstract-art group, which included Piet Mondrian and Wassily Kandinsky—Grupo de Arte Constructivo (Constructive Art Group) in Madrid, and Taller Torres-García (Torres-García’s Workshop) in Montevideo. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joaquín Torres-García is the 1,343rd most popular painter (down from 1,070th in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Uruguay (down from 62nd in 2019) and the most popular Uruguayan Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Joaquín Torres-García ranks 1,343 out of 2,023. Before him are Juliusz Kossak, Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, Federico Zandomeneghi, Unkei, Tarō Okamoto, and Gerard de Lairesse. After him are Alan Lee, Sattar Bahlulzade, Stanisław Szukalski, Jan de Bray, Fanny Brate, and Allen Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1874, Joaquín Torres-García ranks 138. Before him are Edward Marsh, Mikhail Diterikhs, Dmitry Gulia, Alexander Khatisian, Fred Niblo, and Nicolae Rădescu. After him are Albin Lermusiaux, Abraham Brill, Launceston Elliot, Władysław Grabski, Charles Fort, and Julio Romero de Torres. Among people deceased in 1949, Joaquín Torres-García ranks 109. Before him are René Maire, Walter Short, Nikolay Gamaleya, Jankel Adler, Fedor Ozep, and Ehmetjan Qasim. After him are Kijirō Nambu, Oton Župančič, Chairil Anwar, Uemura Shōen, Helen Churchill Candee, and Elin Pelin.

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In Uruguay

Among people born in Uruguay, Joaquín Torres-García ranks 91 out of 444. Before him are Zoilo Saldombide (1905), Atanasio Aguirre (1801), Andrés Mazali (1902), Julio Pérez (1926), Juan Carlos Calvo (1906), and Ángel Melogno (1905). After him are Carlos Riolfo (1905), José Enrique Rodó (1871), Ida Vitale (1923), Juan Burgueño (1923), Juan Mujica (1943), and William Martínez (1928).

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Among PAINTERS In Uruguay

Among painters born in Uruguay, Joaquín Torres-García ranks 1. After him are Juan Manuel Blanes (1830), and Pedro Figari (1861).

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