Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
1938.24 (estate: 565)
Locomotora constructiva
1938
Tempera on wood panel
32 1/8 x 39 3/4 in. (81.5 x 101 cm)
Signed lower right: J.T.G.; dated lower left: 38
Signed upper left: AAÇ
Private collection, New York
Provenance
Private collection, New York
Exhibitions
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, Paintings, Reliefs & Drawings by J. Torres-García, October 4–29, 1977, no. 24. Traveled to: Gimpel & Hanover, Zurich, 1978; Gimpel Fils, London, April 18–May 20, 1978 (J. Torres-García 1874-1949: The Constructivist Work).
Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Joaquín Torres García y su visión constructiva, May 1980, no. 14.
Museo de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, Exposición del gran pintor uruguayo Joaquín Torres –García, April–June 1981. (Museo de Monterrey 1981), no. 19.
Arnold Herstand & Company, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: 1874-1949, Late Paintings, November 29, 1983–January 28, 1984, ill.
Published References
Estrazulas, Enrique. "La Verdad Esta Triste." La Semana de Bellas Artes: Nuevos Valores de la Literatura Uruguaya, no. 216 (January 20, 1982), ill. detail p. 12.
Reid, James W. Marvelous Reality: The Fascination of South America. Holland America, 2000, ill. 154.
Reid, James W. Pre-Columbian Peruvian Textiles: The First Modern Art. Industria Textil Piura, 2008, ill. on cover.
Record last updated March 20, 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. "Locomotora constructiva, 1938 (1938.24)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1527 (accessed on July 15, 2025).