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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
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
Estate of the artist
Augusto Torres, Montevideo
Galería Jorge Mara, Madrid
Private collection, New York
Exhibitions
1977 Sidney Janis Gallery
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).1980 Museo de Bellas Artes
Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Joaquín Torres García y su visión constructiva, May 1980, no. 14.1981 Museo de Monterrey
Museo de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, Exposición del gran pintor uruguayo Joaquín Torres –García, April–June 1981. (Museo de Monterrey 1981), no. 19.1983–84 Arnold Herstand & Company
Arnold Herstand & Company, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: 1874-1949, Late Paintings, November 29, 1983–January 28, 1984, ill.Published References
Estrazulas 1982
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 2000
Reid, James W. Marvelous Reality: The Fascination of South America. Holland America, 2000, ill. 154.Reid 2008
Reid, James W. Pre-Columbian Peruvian Textiles: The First Modern Art. Industria Textil Piura, 2008, ill. on cover.Onieva 2009
Onieva, Sonia. Artistes catalans al món. Barcelona: Edicions 62, 2009, ill. p. 52.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).