Composition

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Composition

1929

Joaquín Torres-García (Uruguayan, 1874–1949)

This work is one of the first examples of Torres-García's "Universal Constructivism," a style of painting that combined a gridlike, abstract structure with symbolic images. The icons embedded in the creamy beige ground include a fish, a ladder, several clocks, a man and a woman, and what looks to be a steam locomotive, further suggested by the letters "EXPR" (perhaps short for "express").

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Object Details

Title:

Composition

Date:

1929

Artist:

Joaquín Torres-García (Uruguayan, 1874–1949)

Medium:

Pigments in aqueous medium on burlap

Dimensions:

32 x 39 7/16 inches (81.3 x 100.2 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

A. E. Gallatin Collection, 1952

Accession Number:

1952-61-121

Geography:

Made in France, Europe

Provenance

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