Joaquín Torres García - Contraste by Joaquín Torres-García

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Muted grey and ochre composition of black outlined geometric shapes, a clock face, arches and stylized figures in a grid.

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This 1931 work by Joaquín Torres-García, titled Contraste, shows a dense grid of black linear forms over muted grey and ochre tones. A clock face, arched openings, a gabled roof and a small cross-like motif sit among stylized figures and zigzag borders, with the artist's signature and the date 31 in the lower corners.

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1931

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Public domain

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