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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
1930.97 (estate: 230)
Estructura en blanco y negro
Alternate title: Construction in White and Black
1930
Oil and nails on wood
19 1/4 x 14 x 3 1/8 in. (48.9 x 35.6 x 8 cm)
Signed and dated verso: Torres-GARCIA 30
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Olimpia Torres, Montevideo
Royal S. Marks, New York
Sotheby's New York, New York, November 23, 1992, Nineteen Works by Joaquín Torres-García from the Estate of Royal S. Marks, lot 10, ill.
Galerie Gmurzynska, Zurich
Colección Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza en depósito en el Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
Exhibitions
1986 Centre Georges Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, Qu'est-ce que la Sculpture Moderne?, July–October 1986, no. 98, ill., p. 88.1999–2000 Centre Cultural Caixa Catalunya
Centre Cultural Caixa Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, De l'impressionisme a l'avantguarda a la Collecció Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza, November 1999–February 2000, ill., p. 194. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Valencia, Spain, April 14–June 25, 2000 (no. 53, ill. p. 172.).2000 IVAM
Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Valencia, Spain, Del post-impresionismo a las vanguardias. Pintura de comienzos del siglo XX en la Colección Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza, 2000, no. 54, ill., p. 174.2000–01 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. 285.2002 Royal Academy of Arts
Royal Academy of Arts, London, Paris: Capital of the Arts 1900-1968, January 26–April 19, 2002, no. 85, ill., p. 163, as Construction in White and Black. Traveled to: Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain, May 21–September 3, 2002.2009–10 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. 53, ill., p. 77. Traveled to: San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, February 20–May 3, 2010.2011 Fundación Juan March
Fundación Juan March, Madrid, Cold America: Geometrical Abstraction in Latin America (1934-1973), February 11–May 15, 2011. (Fundación Juan March 2011), no. 1, ill., p. 80.2015–2016 Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern, October 25, 2015–February 15, 2016, ill., p. 138. Traveled to: Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, May 16–September 11, 2016; Museo Picasso, Málaga, Spain, October 10, 2016–January 29, 2017.Published References
IVAM 1998
Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM) Centre Julio Gonzales,. Aladdin Toys, Los juguetes de Torres-García. Valencia: 1998. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 69, no. 13.Fundación Colección Thyssen-Bornemisza 2004
Arnaldo, Javier, ed. Colección Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza. 2 vols. Madrid: Fundación Colección Thyssen-Bornemisza, 2004, vol. 2, p. 308, lám. p. 309.Record last updated October 21, 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. "Estructura en blanco y negro, 1930 (1930.97)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1283 (accessed on August 20, 2025).