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Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
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1929.91 (estate: 1115)
Estructura en colores puros
Alternate title: Objet plastique
1929
Oil and nails on wood
Five pieces glued
Five pieces glued
9 1/6 x 4 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (23 x 11.5 x 3.8 cm)
Signed and dated verso: J. Torres-GARCIA 29
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Horacio Torres, New York
Estate of Horacio Torres
Museum of Fine Arts Houston
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. 44.1991 Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, J. Torres-García, June 18–August 21, 1991, no. 50, ill., p. 90. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Spain, September 5–November 10, 1991.1992 Institute of Contemporary Art
Institute of Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, The Antagonistic Link: Joaquín Torres-García/Theo van Doesburg, 1992, no. 57, ill., p. 114.1995a Cecilia de Torres, Ltd.
Cecilia de Torres, Ltd, New York, Joaquín Torres-García 1874-1949, Summer 1995, no. 8.2000–01 Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Heterotopias: Medio siglo sin-lugar: 1918-1968, December 12, 2000–November 27, 2001, ill., p. 286.2009–10 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. 30, ill., p. 17. Traveled to: San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, February 20–May 3, 2010.2012–13 MFAH
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas, Constructed Dialogues: Concrete, Geometric and Kinetic Art from the Latin American Art Collection, September 15, 2012–January 6, 2013.Published References
Maslach 1998
Maslach, Adolfo. Joaquín Torres-García: sol y luna del arcano. Caracas: UNESCO, 1998, ill. detail p. 352, no. 195.Museum of Fine Arts, Houston 2004
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Inverted Utopias, Avant-Garde Art in Latin America. Houston, 2004. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 160, no. 89.Sullivan 2007
Sullivan, Edward J. The Language of Objects in the Art of the Americas. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007, ill. p. 243.Marzio 2009
Marzio, Peter. Masterpieces from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Director's Choice. Houston: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2009, ill. p. 171, as Objet plastique.Centro Cultural de España 2010
Centro Cultural de España. Carmelo Arden Quin/ La Vanguardia Rioplatense. Montevideo, 2010. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 20.Castro 2012–13
Castro, Fernando. "Concrete, Geometric and Kinetic Art from the Latin American Art Collection: Constructed Dialogues Museum of Fine Arts, Houston." Literal: Latin American Voices vol 13 (Winter 2012-2013), ill. p. 19.Record last updated July 21, 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. "Estructura en colores puros, 1929 (1929.91)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1248 (accessed on July 17, 2025).