Port of Uruguay

1933

Joaquín Torres-García

Associated Names
Joaquín Torres-García

Artist, Uruguayan, 1874 - 1949

The image depicts an abstract composition of geometric shapes and lines. Rectangles, squares, zigzagged, and curved lines are arranged in a dynamic layout on the canvas. The colors of red, yellow, blue, and black dominate the scene, resembling pieces of a puzzle or segments of a comic strip. Bold black outlines define each figure, reminiscent of stained glass or illustration. Some shapes suggest flags, doors, and abstracted architectural structures, evoking a fragmented cityscape or modernist patchwork quilt.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gouache over graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. Ruth Carter Johnson

  • Dimensions

    overall: 16.6 x 11.5 cm (6 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.54.1


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in black: J.T.G.; lower right in black: 33; upper right: (15)

Wikidata ID

Q64581822

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