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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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Keywords
- Construction
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1936.09
Composición pictográfica
1936
Oil on canvas
17 7/8 x 14 1/8 in. (45.4 x 35.9 cm)
Dated: on verso: Montevideo, Diciembre 1936
Dedicated with drawing on verso: "Al buen amigo J. Alvarez Márquez testimonio de sincera amistad"
Provenance
J. Alvarez Márquez , Montevideo
Galería René Metras, Barcelona
Royal S. Marks, New York
Estate of Royal S. Marks
Sotheby's New York, November 22 and 23, 1993, Latin American Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture and Prints, lot 40, ill.
Colección Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Exhibitions
1975 Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris
Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris, France, Torres-García: Construction et Symboles, June 11–August 1975, no. 36, ill. did not travel. Traveled to: Museo de Arte Moderna de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 8–July 22, 1978 (América Latina Geometria Sensível).1978 Galería Ruiz – Castillo
Galería Ruiz – Castillo, Madrid, Torres-García, Período constructivista, October 1978.Published References
Maslach 1998
Maslach, Adolfo. Joaquín Torres-García: sol y luna del arcano. Caracas: UNESCO, 1998, ill. detail p. 572, no. 342.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. "Composición pictográfica, 1936 (1936.09)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1450 (accessed on September 15, 2025).