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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
1929.75
Constructivo con madera
1929
Oil, nails, and wood strips over incised wood
13 7/8 x 10 1/4 x 1 in. (35.3 x 26 x 2.5 cm)
Signed and dated verso: J. Torres-Garcia 29
Provenance
Patio Bullrich Auction, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 1977.
Private collection, Buenos Aires
Private collection
Exhibitions
1992 Institute of Contemporary Art
Institute of Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, The Antagonistic Link: Joaquín Torres-García/Theo van Doesburg, 1992, no. 63, ill., p. 118.1992 Royal Museum of Fine Arts
Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium, America, Bride of the Sun: 500 Years, Latin America and The Low Countries, February 1–May 31, 1992, a, ill., p. 423, as Constructivo con madera.2001 Palais des Beaux Arts
Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels, Abstraction: the Amerinidian Paradigm, June 29–September 16, 2001, no. 45, ill., p. 77. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Valencia, Spain, October 18, 2001–June 1, 2002 (Abstracción: el paradigma amerindio).2002 Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg
Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg, France, Joaquín Torres-García: un monde construit, May 24–September 8, 2002, ill., p. 83. Traveled to: Museo Colecciones ICO, Madrid, October 22, 2002–January 6, 2003 (Joaquín Torres-García: un mundo construido).2002–03 Museo Colecciones ICO
Museo Colecciones ICO, Madrid, Joaquín Torres-García: Un Mundo Construido, October 22, 2002–January 6, 2003, ill., p. 89.2009–10 The Menil Collection
The Menil Collection, Houston, Joaquín Torres-García: Constructing Abstraction with Wood, September 25, 2009–January 3, 2010. (Ramírez 2009); (The Menil Collection 2010), no. 28, ill., p. 153. Traveled to: San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, February 20–May 3, 2010.2011 Museo de la Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero
Museo de la Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires, Torres-García: Utopía y Tradición, May 23–July 31, 2011. (Museo de la Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero 2011), ill., p. 75, detail p. 8, p. 16, fig. 16.Published References
Gradowczyk 1985
Gradowczyk, Mario H. Joaquín Torres-García, Artistas de América. Buenos Aires: Ediciones de Arte Gaglianone, 1985, ill. p. 55, no. 36.Paternosto 1989
Paternosto, César. Piedra Abstracta, La Escultura Inca: Una Visión Contemporánea. Mexico: Colección Tierra Firme/Fondo de Cultura Economica, 1989, ill. p. 74.Pereda 1991
Pereda, Raquel. Joaquín Torres-García. Uruguay: Fundación Banco de Boston, 1991, ill. p. 141.Braun 1993
Braun, Barbara. "Joaquín Torres-García: The Alchemical Grid." In Pre-Columbian Art and the Post-Columbian World, Ancient American Sources of Modern Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1993, ill. p. 260.Sureda Pons 1993
Sureda Pons, Joan. Torres-García: La fascinació del clássic. Barcelona: Lunwerg Editores, 1993, ill. p. 181.Paternosto 1996
Paternosto, César. The Stone and the Thread: Andean Roots of Abstract Art. Translated by Esther Allen. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1996, ill.IVAM 1998
Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM) Centre Julio Gonzales,. Aladdin Toys, Los juguetes de Torres-García. Valencia: 1998. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 63, fig. 9.Gradowczyk 2007
Gradowczyk, Mario H. Torres-García: Utopía y Transgresión. Montevideo: Fundación Torres-García, 2007. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 113, no. 4.26. .Sanchez Vidal 2012
Sanchez Vidal, Agustin. Joaquín Torres-García. Madrid: Fundacio MAPFRE Instituto de Cultura, 2012, ill. p. 34.Record last updated October 9, 2018. 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 con madera, 1929 (1929.75)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1232 (accessed on May 4, 2025).