Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti

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Keywords
- Construction
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1931.11
Composition aux cinq parts
Alternate titles: Abstraction; Arte constructivo
1931
Oil on canvas
21 1/2 x 15 in. (55 x 38 cm)
Signed lower center: J. Torres-GARCIA; dated lower right: 31
Provenance
Exhibitions
Galerie Pierre, Paris, Oeuvres Récentes de Torrès García: Peintures - Sculptures, March 4–18, 1932.
Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris, France, Torres-García: Construction et Symboles, June 11–August 1975, no. 10, did not travel. Traveled to: Museo de Arte Moderna de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 8–July 22, 1978 (América Latina Geometria Sensível).
Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg, France, Joaquín Torres-García: un monde construit, May 24–September 8, 2002, ill., p. 186. Traveled to: Museo Colecciones ICO, Madrid, October 22, 2002–January 6, 2003 (Joaquín Torres-García: un mundo construido).
Museo Colecciones ICO, Madrid, Joaquín Torres-García: Un Mundo Construido, October 22, 2002–January 6, 2003, ill., p. 190.
Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García, November 25, 2003–April 11, 2004, no. 224, ill., p. 239.
Fundção de Arte Moderna e Contemporânea, Coleção Berardo, Lisbon, Spain, A Intuição e a Estrutura/La Intuición y la Estructura: De Torres-García a Vieira da Silva 1929-1949, December 4, 2008–January 25, 2009, ill., p. 23. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Valencia, Spain, February 24–April 19, 2009.
Published References
"Legion Art Exhibit Ends Today; Other Shows on View in Paris." Chicago Tribune, March 6, 1932, ill., as Abstraction.
de Torre, Guillermo. "La pintura de Torres-Garcia." Arte: Revista de la Sociedad de Artistas Ibéricos (Madrid) año 1, no. 1 (1932), ill. p. 47.
Torres-García, Joaquín. "De la libertad y disciplina en el arte." Saber Vivir (Argentina), no. 6 (January 1941), ill. p. 34, as Arte constructivo.
Merli, Joan. "J. Torres-García." Catalunya (Buenos Aires) año XIII, no. 143 (October 1942), ill.
Pérez Segura, Javier. Arte moderno, vanguardia y estado: la Sociedad de Artistas Ibéricos y la República (1931-1936). Madrid: CSIC, 2003, ill. p. 166.
Tempel, Ingrid. "Disparen contra el Centro Pompidou: Ni olvido ni ostracismo." Especial Torres García. El País Cultural (Montevideo), December 12, 2003, ill.
Record last updated January 27, 2015. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: de Torres, Cecilia, Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti. "Composition aux cinq parts, 1931 (1931.11)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1034 (accessed on August 2, 2025).