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Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
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Classification: Painting
Medium: Oil
Support: On canvas
Year: 1931
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
Musée d'Art Moderne, Saint-Etienne
Provenance
Galerie Jeanne Bucher, Paris
Maria-Elena Vieira da Silva, Paris, France
Musée d'Art Moderne, Saint-Etienne
Exhibitions
1932 Galerie Pierre
Galerie Pierre, Paris, Oeuvres Récentes de Torrès García: Peintures - Sculptures, March 4–18, 1932.
1975 Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris
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).
2002 Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg
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).
2002–03 Museo Colecciones ICO
Museo Colecciones ICO, Madrid, Joaquín Torres-García: Un Mundo Construido, October 22, 2002–January 6, 2003, ill., p. 190.
2003–04 Museo Picasso
Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García, November 25, 2003–April 11, 2004, no. 224, ill., p. 239.
2008–09 Fundção de Arte Moderna e Contemporânea
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
Chicago Tribune 1932
"Legion Art Exhibit Ends Today; Other Shows on View in Paris." Chicago Tribune, March 6, 1932, ill., as Abstraction.
de Torre 1932
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.
Paris Sunday 1932
Paris Sunday, March 6, 1932, ill.
Torres-García 1941b
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 1942
Merli, Joan. "J. Torres-García." Catalunya (Buenos Aires) año XIII, no. 143 (October 1942), ill.
Pérez Segura 2003
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 2003
Tempel, Ingrid. "Disparen contra el Centro Pompidou: Ni olvido ni ostracismo." Especial Torres García. El País Cultural (Montevideo), December 12, 2003, ill.
Rowell 2009
Rowell, Margit. Joaquín Torres-García. Barcelona: Poligrafa, 2009, ill. p. 69.
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 3, 2025).