The Most Famous
PAINTERS from Uruguay
This page contains a list of the greatest Uruguayan Painters. The pantheon dataset contains 2,023 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 3
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 53.78, Joaquín Torres-García is the most famous Uruguayan Painter. His biography has been translated into 18 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 49.21, Juan Manuel Blanes is the 2nd most famous Uruguayan Painter. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Juan Manuel Blanes (June 8, 1830 – April 15, 1901) was a Uruguayan painter of the Realist school.
3. Pedro Figari (1861 - 1938)
With an HPI of 46.44, Pedro Figari is the 3rd most famous Uruguayan Painter. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Pedro Figari (June 29, 1861 – July 24, 1938) was a Uruguayan painter, lawyer, writer, and politician. Although he did not begin painting until his later years, he is best known as an early modernist painter who emphasized capturing the everyday aspects of life in his work. In most of his pieces, he sought to capture the essence of his home by painting local customs that he had observed in his childhood. Figari painted primarily from memory, a technique that gives his work a far more personal feeling. With his unique style, which involved painting without the intention of creating an illusion, he, along with other prominent Latin-American artists such as Diego Rivera and Tarsila do Amaral, sparked a revolution of identity in the art world of Latin America.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Uruguayan painters born between 1830 and 1874. Of these 3, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Uruguayan painters include Joaquín Torres-García, Juan Manuel Blanes, and Pedro Figari. As of April 2024, 1 new Uruguayan painters have been added to Pantheon including Pedro Figari.
Deceased Uruguayan Painters
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Joaquín Torres-García
1874 - 1949
HPI: 53.78
Juan Manuel Blanes
1830 - 1901
HPI: 49.21
Pedro Figari
1861 - 1938
HPI: 46.44
Newly Added Uruguayan Painters (2024)
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Which Painters were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Painters since 1700.
