The Most Famous
PAINTERS from Uruguay
This page contains a list of the greatest Uruguayan Painters. The pantheon dataset contains 1,421 Painters, 2 of which were born in Uruguay. This makes Uruguay the birth place of the 52nd most number of Painters behind South Korea and Iceland.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Uruguayan Painters of all time. This list of famous Uruguayan Painters is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Joaquín Torres-García (1874 - 1949)
With an HPI of 52.43, Joaquín Torres-García is the most famous Uruguayan Painter. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.
Joaquín Torres-García (28 July 1874 – 8 August 1949) was a prominent Uruguayan-Spanish artist, theorist, and author, renowned for his international impact in the modern art world. Born in Montevideo, Uruguay, his family moved to Catalonia, Spain, where his artistic journey began. His career spanned several countries including Spain, New York, Italy, France, and Uruguay. A founder of art schools and groups, he notably established the first European abstract-art group, Cercle et Carré (Circle and Square), in Paris in 1929 which included Piet Mondrian and Kandinsky. Torres-García's legacy is deeply rooted in his development of Modern Classicism and Universal Constructivism.
2. Juan Manuel Blanes (1830 - 1901)
With an HPI of 47.95, Juan Manuel Blanes is the 2nd most famous Uruguayan Painter. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Juan Manuel Blanes (June 8, 1830 – April 15, 1901) was a Uruguayan painter of the Realist school.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as painters born between 1830 and 1874. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased painters include Joaquín Torres-García and Juan Manuel Blanes. As of April 2022, 1 new painters have been added to Pantheon including Juan Manuel Blanes.
