Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
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Keywords
- Construction
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1931.27 (estate: 420)
Constructif a l’homme blanc
Alternate title: Constructif avec homme blanc
1931
Tempera on canvas
28 3/4 x 23 5/8 in. (73 x 60 cm)
Signed and dated lower center: J. Torres-GARCIA 31
Exhibitions
Amigos del Arte, Montevideo, Uruguay, Primera Exposición en el Uruguay de Joaquín Torres-García, obras retrospectivas y recientes, de 1898 hasta 1934, June 1934.
Museo Torres García, Montevideo, Uruguay, Acervo de la Fundación, 1990, no. 23, ill., p. 32.
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, J. Torres-García, June 18–August 21, 1991, no. 73, ill., p. 115. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Spain, September 5–November 10, 1991.
Acquavella Galleries, New York, The Worlds of Joaquín Torres-García, April 12–May 25, 2018, plate 40, ill., p. 156, detail pp. 157-158, as Constructif avec homme blanc.
Published References
Argul, Jose Pedro. Las Artes Plásticas del Uruguay: Desde la época indígena al momento contemporáneo. Montevideo: Barreiro y Ramos, 1966, ill. no. 53.
Plásticos Uruguayos. Vol. II.. Uruguay: Biblioteca del Poder Legislativo, 1970, ill.
Pereda, Raquel. Joaquín Torres-García. Uruguay: Fundación Banco de Boston, 1991, ill. p. 147.
Maslach, Adolfo. Joaquín Torres-García: sol y luna del arcano. Caracas: UNESCO, 1998, ill. detail p. 351, no. 192.
Record last updated January 28, 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. "Constructif a l’homme blanc, 1931 (1931.27)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1050 (accessed on May 11, 2025).