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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
1933.11
Constructivo en gris y negro con centro rojo
1933
Oil on canvas
30 1/8 x 19 3/4 in. (76.5 x 50.2 cm)
Signed lower left: J. Torres GARCIA; Dated lower right: 33
Provenance
Private collection, Montevideo
Galería Sur, Punta del Este, Uruguay
Royal S. Marks, New York
Sotheby's New York, New York, November 20, 1989, Twenty Works by Joaquín Torres-García from the Estate of Royal S. Marks, lot 4, ill.
Galerie Gmurzynska, Zurich
Museu Coleção Berardo, Lisbon
Exhibitions
1974 Museo Nacional de Artes Plásticas
Museo Nacional de Artes Plásticas, Montevideo, Uruguay, Torres-García, July 1974, no. 85, ill.1985–86b Hayward Gallery
Hayward Gallery, London, Torres-García: Grid-Pattern-Sign: Paris-Montevideo 1924-1944, November 14, 1985–February 23, 1986, no. 59, ill., p. 57. 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, 1987.1987 Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, Art of the Fantastic: Latin America, 1920-1987, July 28–September 13, 1987, ill., p. 77. Traveled to: The Queens Museum, Flushing, New York, October 10–December 6, 1987; Center for Art, Miami, January 15–March 4, 1988; Centro Cultural/Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City, March 25–May 2, 1988.1991 Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, J. Torres-García, June 18–August 21, 1991, no. 83, ill., p. 125. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Spain, September 5–November 10, 1991.1992 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C., Crosscurrents of Modernism: Four Latin American Pioneers: Diego Rivera; Joaquín Torres-García; Wifredo Lam; Matta, June 11–September 7, 1992, no. 39, ill., p. 139.2000 Centro Cultural de Belem
Centro Cultural de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, The Berardo Collection: A selection of works 1917-1999, Summer 2000.2008–09 Fundção de Arte Moderna e Contemporânea
Fundção de Arte Moderna e Contemporânea, Coleção Berardo, Lisbon, Spain, A Intuição e a Estrutura/La Intuición y la Estructura: De Torres-García a Vieira da Silva 1929-1949, December 4, 2008–January 25, 2009, ill., p. 16. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Valencia, Spain, February 24–April 19, 2009.Published References
El País 1974
"Torres García y el Universalismo Constructivo." El País (Montevideo), 1974, ill.Bonet 1991b
Bonet, Juan Manuel. "Torres García en su Sur universal." ABC de las artes, June 20, 1991, ill on cover.Albornoz 1992
Albornoz, Miguel. "Torres Garcia, uruguayo y universal." La Prensa (Buenos Aires), July 12, 1992, ill.Rosso 2005
Rosso, Michela. "Joaquín Torres-García y David Alfaro Siqueiros: una historia de encuentros y desencuentros." Materia 5 (Barcelona) (2005), ill. p. 138, as Constructivo en gris y negro con centro rojo.Record last updated July 7, 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. "Constructivo en gris y negro con centro rojo, 1933 (1933.11)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1378 (accessed on July 6, 2025).