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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1931.85 (estate: 1009)
Constructivo en blanco y negro con pez
1931
Oil on wood
27 3/4 x 14 1/8 in. (70.5 x 35.9 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: JTG 31
Provenance
Private collection
Exhibitions
Museo Torres-García, Montevideo, Uruguay, Joaquín Torres-García 28 VII-1874 – 8 VIII- 1949, August 1962, no. 15, ill., on cover.
André Emmerich Gallery, New York, 18 works by Joaquín Torres-García, September 18–October 6, 1971.
Fundação Arpad Szènès – Vieira da Silva, Lisbon, Portugal, J. Torres-García, obra constructivista, May 9–July 21, 1996, no. 5, ill.
Museo de Pontevedra, Spain, J.Torres-García, obra constructiva, August–September 1996, no. 7, ill.
Espace Bellevue, Biarritz, France, Passion et raison d'un esprit constructif: Une Conquete de l'Art D'Amerique Latine: Oeuvres de la Fundación Daniela Chappard, June 27–September 30, 2006, no. 32, ill., p. 61.
Fundación Carlos de Amberes, Madrid, Explorando el sur: el universalismo constructivo y otras tendencias en america latina, September 19–November 9, 2008, ill., p. 6. Traveled to: Sala Espacio Dos del Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid, September 19, 2008–January 11, 2009 (El Sur es neustro Norte).
The Menil Collection, Houston, Joaquín Torres-García: Constructing Abstraction with Wood, September 25, 2009–January 3, 2010. (Ramírez 2009); (The Menil Collection 2010), no. 62, ill., p. 158. Traveled to: San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, February 20–May 3, 2010.
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern, October 25, 2015–February 15, 2016, ill., p. 124. Traveled to: Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, May 16–September 11, 2016; Museo Picasso, Málaga, Spain, October 10, 2016–January 29, 2017.
Published References
Record last updated January 27, 2023. 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. "Constructivo en blanco y negro con pez, 1931 (1931.85)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1188 (accessed on June 27, 2025).