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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
1943.04 (estate: 153)
Constructivo
1943
Oil on masonite panel
20 1/2 x 34 in. (52.1 x 86.4 cm)
Signed upper left: JTG; dated right center: 43
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Rose Fried Gallery, New York
Theodore Racoosin, New York
Grey Art Gallery, New York University Art Collection
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, 1950.1954 Ateneo de Montevideo
Ateneo de Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay, Quinto aniversario Taller Torres-García, August 1954.1961–62 Stedelijk Museum
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Joaquín Torres-García, December 1961–January 1962, no. 33, ill. Traveled to: Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden, Germany, March 2–April 1, 1962.1968 Gould Student Center
Gould Student Center, University Heights, New York University, New York, Visual Arts Committee presents a selection of works from the NYU Collection, April 27–May 4, 1968, no. 24.1968 Contemporary Arts Gallery
Contemporary Arts Gallery, Loeb Student Center, New York University, New York, 10th Anniversary Exhibition, September 9–October 2, 1968.1969 Glassboro State College
Glassboro State College, Westby Gallery, New Jersey, A University Collects, October 1–30, 1969.1970 The National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Joaquín Torres García 1874-1949, October 2–November 1, 1970, no. 53, ill., p. 84. Traveled to: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, December 12, 1970–January 31, 1971; Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, February 16–March 31, 1971.1971 The Hudson River Museum
The Hudson River Museum, organized by the NYU Art collection, Yonkers, New York, 20th Century Painting & Sculpture from the New York University Art Collection, October 2–November 14, 1971.1973 University of Notre Dame
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, Exhibition of Paintings from the NYU Art Collection, January–February 1973.1973 William Benton Museum of Art
William Benton Museum of Art, Storrs, Connecticut, Selections from the NYU Art Collection, March 12–April 15, 1973, no. 82.1976 Grey Art Gallery
Grey Art Gallery, New York, Inaugural Exhibition (Part II), September 22–October 1, 1976.1981 Jamaica Arts Center
Jamaica Arts Center, New York, 19th and 20th Century American Painting from the New York University Art Collection, May 12–June 11, 1981.1983 Grey Art Gallery
Grey Art Gallery, New York University, New York, The permanent Collection: highlights and recent acquisitions, November 8–December 10, 1983.1992 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. 45, ill., p. 144.1993 Grey Art Gallery
Grey Art Gallery, New York, The Museum in the Gallery: the 35th Anniversary Celebration of the New York University Art Collection, June 7–July 23, 1993, no. 80.1996 Nassau County Museum of Art
Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn, New York, Latin Viewpoints, August 17–November 3, 1996, ill., p. 61.Published References
Boletín de Música y Artes Visuales 1954
"Homenaje a Torres García." Boletín de Música y Artes Visuales (Montevideo) (September-October 1954), ill. p. 36.Traba 1957
Traba, Marta. "Joaquín Torres García." Plástica (Bogota) (1957), ill.Gurin 1965
Gurin, Ruth. "The Museum of Living Art Reborn." The Art Journal vol. XXIV, no. 3 (Spring 1965), ill. p. 252.Royal Marks Gallery 1969
Royal Marks Gallery. J. Torres Garcia. Oceanic Art. New York, 1969. Exhibition catalogue, ill.Boltz 1992
Boltz, Diane M. "Crosscurrents of Modernism." Smithsonian Magazine (August 1992), ill. p. 121.Record last updated May 8, 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, 1943 (1943.04)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1871 (accessed on July 11, 2025).