Luis E. Pombo

Guillermo Laborde was a Uruguayan painter, sculptor, and designer. Together with José Cuneo Perinetti, Carmelo de Arzadun, Alfredo De Simone, and Petrona Viera, he became one of the founders of the Planismo movement, named after their technique of painting in austere, geometric "planes" with bright colors. Guillermo Laborde taught and significantly promoted the modern principles of style characterized by compositional solid synthesis, sharply defined planes, and vivid, heightened colors. Traditional modeling had been abandoned as a practice, marking a significant novelty in the artistic milieu. Many have referred to Planismo as Uruguayan art's first significant movement.

Today we present Laborde's portrait of the art critic Luis Eduardo Pombo, which is considered to be a prime example of that style. In this large-scale painting, the model is in a somewhat sophisticated pose, deviating from conventional norms, with a book signifying his intellectual character. The use of bright, compelling colors projected a sense of prevailing optimism and joy in the society of the time.

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