Augusto Torres

The eldest son of Joaquín Torres-García, Augusto was an active participant in his father's artistic life. Growing up primarily in Italy and France, the young artist met many of the great figures of twentieth century art, including Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondrian, and Joan Miró. During the 1930s, while living in Paris with his family, Augusto was the apprentice of the sculptor Julio González and studied drawing in Amedée Ozenfant's academy. Introduced to North African and American Indian art by the painter Jean Hélion, it was also in Paris that the artist developed his lifelong passion for tribal and primitive art. 

After Torres-García brought his family to Uruguay in 1934, Augusto participated in all the activities of his father's teaching atelier, the Taller Torres-García. One of the Taller's most well known and respected members, Augusto later went on become a teacher himself, instructing and influencing subsequent generations of artists. Throughout his life, Augusto traveled widely, including two years of living in New York. From 1973 on, he divided his time between Barcelona and Montevideo. 

The art of Augusto has been displayed internationally in both solo and group exhibitions, and his work is included in the collections of such institutions as Museo Torres-García, Montevideo; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Santa Bárbara Museum of Art, and the Miró Foundation, Barcelona.