Still Life with Comb and Jug
1924
Joaquín Torres-García was a master of turning the mundane into geometric poetry long before he became the father of Latin American modernism. In this 1924 piece, he takes a cluttered vanity table—complete with a comb, pitcher, and fan—and flattens it into a Cubist dream of earthy ochres and browns. The objects feel pushed right up against the picture plane, creating a tight, rhythmic composition that feels more like a visual puzzle than a traditional still life. This work captures the artist during his European years, soaking up avant-garde influences before he would eventually return to Uruguay to invent his famous grid-based 'Universal Constructivism' style.
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- Oil on canvas
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