Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1932.56 (estate: 484)
Contructif au triple triangle
1932
Oil on cardboard
31 1/2 x 16 3/16 in. (80 x 41 cm)
Signed and dated lower center: JTG 32
The triple triangles in this painting reference Torres-Garcia's text, Estructura, in which he identifies the three triangles "as corresponding with the three worlds: the intellectual, the moral, and the physical; or, if you prefer, to the reason, the soul, and our body [...que corresponden a los tres mundos: el intelectual, el moral y el físico; o si se quiere, a la razón, el alma y a nuestro cuerpo]." (Montevideo: Regla de Oro, 1974).
Private collection
Provenance
Private collection, Paris
Jean-Pierre Delarge, Paris
Private collection
Exhibitions
Rose Fried Gallery, New York, Joaquín Torres-García 1874-1949 - 15th Memorial Exhibition, January 6–February 13, 1965, ill.
Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris, France, Torres-García: Construction et Symboles, June 11–August 1975, no. 32, did not travel. Traveled to: Museo de Arte Moderna de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 8–July 22, 1978 (América Latina Geometria Sensível).
Published References
Suro, Darío. "El Universalismo Constructivo de Torres-García." Américas vol. 17, no. 5 (March 1965), ill. p. 26.
Record last updated March 8, 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. "Contructif au triple triangle, 1932 (1932.56)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1166 (accessed on August 22, 2025).