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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1932.11 (estate: 886)
Composición constructiva
1932
Oil on canvas
28 13/16 x 23 5/8 in. (73 x 60 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: J.T.G 32
Signed and inscribed with artist's Paris address on verso: "J. Torres-GARCIA / 3, rue Marcel Sembat / Paris 18e"
Provenance
Private collection
Private collection, New York
Exhibitions
Museo Torres-García, Montevideo, Uruguay, March 1959, no. 2, ill.
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, Paintings, Reliefs & Drawings by J. Torres-García, October 4–29, 1977, no. 13, ill. Traveled to: Gimpel & Hanover, Zurich, 1978; Gimpel Fils, London, April 18–May 20, 1978 (J. Torres-García 1874-1949: The Constructivist Work).
Museo de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, Exposición del gran pintor uruguayo Joaquín Torres –García, April–June 1981. (Museo de Monterrey 1981), no. 6.
Institute of Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, The Antagonistic Link: Joaquín Torres-García/Theo van Doesburg, 1992, no. 91, ill., p. 155.
Galería Sur, Punta del Este, Uruguay, Torres-García, Summer 1992, no. 19, ill., p. 27.
Galería Sur, Punta del Este, Uruguay, Joaquín Torres-García Construcciones en Madera y Óleos, Summer 1993, no. 15, ill., p. 33.
XXII Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, Brazil, Joaquín Torres-García, October 12–December 10, 1994, no. 18, ill., p. 51.
Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg, France, Joaquín Torres-García: un monde construit, May 24–September 8, 2002, ill., p. 172. Traveled to: Museo Colecciones ICO, Madrid, October 22, 2002–January 6, 2003 (Joaquín Torres-García: un mundo construido).
Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García, November 25, 2003–April 11, 2004, no. 244, ill., p. 258.
Bundner Kunstmuseum, Chur, Andreas Walser - Gaudenz Signorell: Ein Dialog, February 3–March 26, 2006, no. 25, ill.
Winterthur Kunstmuseum, Switzerland, Bluhendes: Ein Blick auf die Sammlung, August 28–November 18, 2007.
Kunst-und Austellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, Germany, Gipfeltreffen der Moderne: Das Kunstmuseum Winterthur [Capolavori della modernita: Opere dalla collezione del Kunstmuseum Winterthur], April 24–August 23, 2009, no. 144, ill. Traveled to: Museo di Arte Moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Rovereto, Italy, September 19, 2009–January 10, 2010; Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, Austria, February 27–May 30, 2010.
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern, October 25, 2015–February 15, 2016, ill., p. 135. Traveled to: Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, May 16–September 11, 2016; Museo Picasso, Málaga, Spain, October 10, 2016–January 29, 2017.
Published References
Pereda, Raquel. Joaquín Torres-García. Uruguay: Fundación Banco de Boston, 1991, ill. p. 161.
Di Maggio, Nelson. "En Punta del Este: Rafael Barradas y Joaquin Torres Garcia." La República, January 13, 1992, detail ill. p. 26.
Domínguez, Carlos María. "Una tribuna de andamios." Búsqueda (Montevideo), November 7, 1996, ill. p. 57.
Gradowczyk, Mario H. Torres-García: Utopía y Transgresión. Montevideo: Fundación Torres-García, 2007. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 221, no. 6.64.
Miguel Carbajal. Arte uruguayo de los maestros a nuestros días: Joaquín Torres-García. Montevideo: El País, 2011, ill. on title page.
Schwarz, Dieter. Kunstmuseum Winterthur Katalog der Gemalde und Skulpturen. Vol. 3. Edited by Astrid Naff. Switzerland: Richter, 2011, ill. p. 287.
Record last updated October 20, 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. "Composición constructiva, 1932 (1932.11)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1121 (accessed on April 26, 2025).