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Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1931.73 (estate: 401)
Construction abstraite
Alternate title: Edificio universal
1931
Oil on canvas
28 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (72 x 65 cm)
Signed upper left: J. Torres-GARCIA; dated upper right: 31
Restored in New York
Private collection, Montevideo
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Manolita Piña de Torres-García, Montevideo
Galería Sur, Punta del Este, Uruguay
Private collection, Montevideo
Exhibitions
1934 Amigos del Arte
Amigos del Arte, Montevideo, Uruguay, Primera Exposición en el Uruguay de Joaquín Torres-García, obras retrospectivas y recientes, de 1898 hasta 1934, June 1934.1974 The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Galleries, Texas, Joaquín Torres-García, 1874-1949: Chronology and Catalogue of the Family Collection, October 13–November 24, 1974, no. 66. Traveled to: Fundación Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas, Venezuela, January 13–February 26, 1975; Galería INC, Museo de Arte Italiano, Lima, Peru, August 22–September 1975.1981 Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc.
Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc, New York, Joaquín Torres-García - Paintings, Constructions and Drawings, September 9–October 3, 1981. (Salander-O'Reilly Gallery 1981), no. 9, ill.1992 Institute of Contemporary Art
Institute of Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, The Antagonistic Link: Joaquín Torres-García/Theo van Doesburg, 1992, no. 83, ill., p. 147.1993a Galería Sur
Galería Sur, Punta del Este, Uruguay, Joaquín Torres-García Construcciones en Madera y Óleos, Summer 1993, no. 17, ill., p. 29.1994 XXII Bienal Internacional de São Paulo
XXII Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, Brazil, Joaquín Torres-García, October 12–December 10, 1994, no. 15, ill., p. 13.1995 Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Barradas/Torres García, August–September 1995, no. 39, ill., p. 87, as Edificio universal.2015–2016 Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern, October 25, 2015–February 15, 2016, as Edificio universal. Traveled to: Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, May 16–September 11, 2016; Museo Picasso, Málaga, Spain, October 10, 2016–January 29, 2017.Published References
Pereda 1991
Pereda, Raquel. Joaquín Torres-García. Uruguay: Fundación Banco de Boston, 1991, ill. p. 151.Peluffo Linari 1992
Peluffo Linari, Gabriel. Historia de la pintura uruguaya, Torres García: de Barcelona a París. Montevideo: Ediciones de la Banda Oriental, 1992, ill. p.150.Maslach 1998
Maslach, Adolfo. Joaquín Torres-García: sol y luna del arcano. Caracas: UNESCO, 1998, ill. detail p. 355, no. 210.Peluffo Linari 1999b
Peluffo Linari, Gabriel. "Representaciones de la Modernidad (1930-1960)." Historia de la Pintura Uruguaya. Vol. 2. Montevideo: Ediciones de la Banda Oriental, 1999, ill. p. 44.Galeria Sur 2020
Castillo, Martín and Gabriel Peluffo Linari. Torres García: Un universo vanguardista. Punta del Este: Galería Sur. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 96.Record last updated June 28, 2016. 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. "Construction abstraite, 1931 (1931.73)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1096 (accessed on June 12, 2026).