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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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1943.03 (estate: 522)
Composición constructiva de estructura coloreada
Alternate title: Composición constructiva
1943
Oil on canvas
33 7/8 x 41 5/8 in. (86 x 105.7 cm)
Signed and dated left center: JTG 43
Dated 28 Julio 1943
Signed upper left: AAÇ
Inscribed with the artist's address across the top: Abayubá 2781
Signed upper left: AAÇ
Inscribed with the artist's address across the top: Abayubá 2781
This work was created on the artist's 69th birthday.
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Rose Fried Gallery, New York
CDS Gallery, New York
The Brillembourg Capriles Collection of Latin American Art
Sotheby's, New York, November 16, 2021, Modern Art Evening Auction - Legendary Masters: The Brillembourg Capriles Collection, lot 29.
Exhibitions
1954 Ateneo de Montevideo
Ateneo de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay, Quinto aniversario Taller Torres-García, August 1954.1965 Rose Fried Gallery
Rose Fried Gallery, New York, Joaquín Torres-García 1874-1949 - 15th Memorial Exhibition, January 6–February 13, 1965, ill.1987 Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, Art of the Fantastic: Latin America, 1920-1987, July 28–September 13, 1987, ill., p. 81. Traveled to: The Queens Museum, Flushing, New York, October 10–December 6, 1987; Center for Art, Miami, January 15–March 4, 1988; Centro Cultural/Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City, March 25–May 2, 1988.1992 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. 44, ill., p. 143.1995 CDS Gallery
CDS Gallery, New York, Joaquín Torres-García, May 10–June 24, 1995.1997b CDS Gallery
CDS Gallery, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: Paintings, Constructions, Drawings from 1920-1943, October 17–November 29, 1997.1999–2000 Museum Ludwig
Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Kunstwelten im Dialog, von Gaugin zur globalen Gegenwart, November 5, 1999–March 19, 2000, no. 172, ill., p. 225, cat. 431.2009 MFAH
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas, Joaquín Torres-García: Paintings in Houston Collections, September 6–November 29, 2009.2013 MFAH
Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas, Intersecting Modernities: Latin American Art from the Brillembourg Capriles Collection, June 20–September 2, 2013, ill., p. 81, plate 19; detail p .79, fig 1.Published References
Gutierrez 1974a
Gutierrez, Fernando. "Torres García, en Dau al Set." La Vanguardia Española (Barcelona), March 2, 1974, ill.Mujica 1992a
Mujica, Barbara. "Los Hitos del Modernismo." Américas vol. 44, no. 2 (1992), ill. p 32-33.Mujica 1992b
Mujica, Barbara. "A Turning Point in Modernism." Américas (1992), ill. p. 32-33.Braun 1993
Braun, Barbara. "Joaquín Torres-García: The Alchemical Grid." In Pre-Columbian Art and the Post-Columbian World, Ancient American Sources of Modern Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1993, ill. p. 283.Battegazzore 1999
Battegazzore, Miguel A. J. Torres-García: La trama y los signos. Montevideo: Gordon, 1999, ill. p. 182, no. 184.Rosso 2005
Rosso, Michela. "Joaquín Torres-García y David Alfaro Siqueiros: una historia de encuentros y desencuentros." Materia 5 (Barcelona) (2005), ill. p. 142, as Composición constructiva.Record last updated November 17, 2021. 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 constructiva de estructura coloreada, 1943 (1943.03)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1870 (accessed on July 9, 2025).