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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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1937.09
Constructivo
1937
Oil on board mounted on panel
27 x 19 in. (68.7 x 48.3 cm)
Signed lower center: J. Torres-GARCIA 37
Provenance
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
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 9.
Barbara Mathes Gallery, New York
Private collection, New York
Exhibitions
1950 Sidney Janis Gallery
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, Joaquín Torres García, April 3–22, 1950. Traveled to: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California, June 19–July 2, 1950.1977 Sidney Janis Gallery
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, Paintings, Reliefs & Drawings by J. Torres-García, October 4–29, 1977, no. 20, ill. Traveled to: Gimpel & Hanover, Zurich, 1978; Gimpel Fils, London, April 18–May 20, 1978 (J. Torres-García 1874-1949: The Constructivist Work).1985–86b Hayward Gallery
Hayward Gallery, London, Torres-García: Grid-Pattern-Sign: Paris-Montevideo 1924-1944, November 14, 1985–February 23, 1986, no. 90, ill., cover and p. 76. 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, 1987.1990 Barbara Mathes Gallery
Barbara Mathes Gallery, New York, Selections, Fall 1990, no. 11, ill.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. 41, ill., p. 141.1996 Barbara Mathes Gallery
Barbara Mathes Gallery, New York, Signs & Symbols, November 2–December 21, 1996.Published References
Evans-Clark 1986
Evans-Clark, Philippe. "Joachim Torres-Garcia Center for the fine arts." Unknown publication, 1986.Montane 1986
Montane, Diana. "Uruguayan's art takes Center stage." Medea (1986).Battegazzore 1999
Battegazzore, Miguel A. J. Torres-García: La trama y los signos. Montevideo: Gordon, 1999, ill. p. 180, no. 182.Dorfman 2014
Dorfman, John. "Latin American Original." Art & Antiques XXXVII (November 2014), ill. p. 85.Record last updated March 12, 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, 1937 (1937.09)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1471 (accessed on June 21, 2025).