Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1930.79 (estate: 955)
Construction No. 2
Alternate title: Objet plastique (Construction)
c.1930
Oil on wood
16 1/8 x 12 5/8 in. (41 x 32 cm)
Signed and dated verso: J. Torres-GARCIA 30
Alejandra, Aurelio, and Claudio Torres
Provenance
Alejandra, Aurelio, and Claudio Torres
Exhibitions
Galerie 23, Paris, 1ere Exposition Internationale Du Groupe Cercle et Carré, April 18–May 1, 1930.
Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc, New York, Joaquín Torres-García - Paintings, Constructions and Drawings, September 9–October 3, 1981. (Salander-O'Reilly Gallery 1981), no. 24, ill.
Gimpel Fils, London, Joaquín Torres-García: Paintings & Constructions, June 19–July 14, 1984. (Stellweg 1984), no. 17.
Hayward Gallery, London, Torres-García: Grid-Pattern-Sign: Paris-Montevideo 1924-1944, November 14, 1985–February 23, 1986, no. 27, ill., p. 35. Traveled to: Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain, March 13–May 4, 1986; Stadtische Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, Germany, June 28–August 17, 1986; Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, September 14–November 9, 1986; Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas, February 14–April 5, 1987.
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García: Diposit temporal per un any de la Collecció Alejandra, Aurelio i Claudio Torres al MNAC, 2010, ill., p. 75 and on cover (English version p. 39 and on cover).
Acquavella Galleries, New York, The Worlds of Joaquín Torres-García, April 12–May 25, 2018, plate 33, ill., p. 144, as Objet plastique (Construction).
Record last updated October 13, 2022. 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. "Construction No. 2, c.1930 (1930.79)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1270 (accessed on August 23, 2025).