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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
1929.74 (estate: 1092)
Un ser
Alternate titles: Construcción abstracta; Un Ser (Construcción Abstracta), A Being (Abstract Construction)
1929
Oil on wood
Two pieces glued
Two pieces glued
5 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (13 x 6.5 cm)
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Ifigenia Torres-García, Montevideo
Estate of Ifigenia Torres
Exhibitions
1974 Museo de Arte Precolombino
Museo de Arte Precolombino, Colección Matto, Montevideo, Uruguay, Exposición Homenaje a Joaquín Torres-García: Juguetes, Objetos de Arte, Maderas, October 1974, no. 25.2003–04 Museo Picasso
Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García, November 25, 2003–April 11, 2004, no. 190, ill., p. 204, as Construcción abstracta.2006 Jan Krugier Gallery
Jan Krugier Gallery, New York, Torres-García: Selected Works from the Alejandra, Aurelio, Claudio Torres Collection, May 23–July 14, 2006, no. 32, ill., p. 26.2022 Ortuzar Projects
Ortuzar Projects, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: Toys, January 27–March 12, 2022, as Un Ser (Construcción Abstracta), A Being (Abstract Construction).Published References
The Menil Collection 2010
The Menil Collection. Joaquín Torres-García: Constructing Abstraction with Wood. Houston, 2010. Exhibition catalogue (2009–10 The Menil Collection), ill. p. 88, fig 23.Record last updated April 5, 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. "Un ser, 1929 (1929.74)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1231 (accessed on July 27, 2025).