Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1933.14 (estate: 556)
Constructif
Alternate titles: Avev 1565; Composition
1933
Oil on cardboard
41 1/2 x 29 5/8 in. (105.5 x 75.6 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: JTG 33
Private collection, United States
Provenance
Private collection, United States
Exhibitions
Rose Fried Gallery, New York, Twenty-Four Modern Masters, October 26–November 30, 1959, no. 4, ill.
Hayward Gallery, London, Torres-García: Grid-Pattern-Sign: Paris-Montevideo 1924-1944, November 14, 1985–February 23, 1986, no. 58, ill., p. 58. 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.
Published References
Cassou, Jean. "Un apôtre; Torres-García." XXième Siécle (Paris), no. 13 (Noël 1959), ill, as Composition.
Fonseca, Gonzalo. "Torres-Garcia's symbols within squares." Art News vol. 50 (March 1960), ill. p. 30.
Gradowczyk, Mario H. Joaquín Torres-García, Artistas de América. Buenos Aires: Ediciones de Arte Gaglianone, 1985, ill. p. 119, no. 90, as Avev 1565.
"Temas de la Facultad de Ingeniería, 1892-1992: 100 años de ingeniería nacional." Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad de la República (Montevideo), no. 1 (September 1992), ill. on cover, as Avev 1565.
Maslach, Adolfo. Joaquín Torres-García: sol y luna del arcano. Caracas: UNESCO, 1998, ill. p. 456, no. 308.
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. "Constructif, 1933 (1933.14)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1382 (accessed on July 6, 2025).