Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1931.46 (estate: 757)
Art constructif
1931
Oil on cardboard
31 x 23 1/2 in. (78.7 x 59.7 cm)
Signed upper left: J. Torres GARCIA; dated upper right: 31
Provenance
Private collection, Lausanne, Switzerland
Exhibitions
Venice XXVIII Biennale Internazionale D'Arte, Sala LIX: Uruguay, Venice, Italy, June–September 1956, no. 7.
The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Joaquín Torres García 1874-1949, October 2–November 1, 1970, no. 20, ill., p. 53. Traveled to: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, December 12, 1970–January 31, 1971; Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, February 16–March 31, 1971.
Published References
George, Waldemar. "Joaquín Torres-García Un maitre de l'art amérindien." Revue Francaise (November 1955), ill. p. 12.
Prossor, John. "An Introduction to Abstract Painting." Apollo vol. 66, no. 392 (October 1957), ill. p. 84.
de Torre, Guillermo. 37 Obras Comprendidas en el Período 1929-1947. Montevideo: Museo Torres García, 1959, ill. no. 16.
Torroella, Santos. "Con Mondrian al Fondo." "Extraordinario Dedicado al Pintor Torres-García." Mundo Hispánico (Madrid), no. 326 (May 1975), ill. p. 69.
Maslach, Adolfo. Joaquín Torres-García: sol y luna del arcano. Caracas: UNESCO, 1998, ill. detail p. 351, no. 191.
Record last updated March 27, 2018. 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. "Art constructif, 1931 (1931.46)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1069 (accessed on April 26, 2025).