loading loading
Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
← Register / Login

Catalogue Entry

enlarge
Keywords
Explore Catalogue Entries
Classification: Painting
Medium: Oil
Support: On canvas
Year: 1943
1943.78 (estate: 31)
Arte universal
Alternate title: Abstraction
1943
Oil on canvas
41 3/4 x 29 1/2 in. (106 x 75 cm)
Signed and dated lower center: JTG 43
Museo Nacional de Arte Visuales, Montevideo (3881)
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York
Rose Fried Gallery, New York
Private collection, New York
Gomensoro & Castells, Montevideo, Uruguay, September 1, 1982, Excepcional Pinacoteca, lot 39, ill. on cover.
Museo Nacional de Arte Visuales, Montevideo
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.
1955 Musée national d'art moderne / Centre de création industrielle
Musée national d'art moderne / Centre de création industrielle, Paris, Joaquín Torres García, November–December 1955, no. 52.
1956 Venice XXVIII Biennale Internazionale D'Arte
Venice XXVIII Biennale Internazionale D'Arte, Sala LIX: Uruguay, Venice, Italy, June–September 1956, no. 7.
1957 Museo Torres-García
Museo Torres-García, Montevideo, Uruguay, July–October 1957, no. 17.
1959 V São Paulo Bienal
V São Paulo Bienal, Brazil, Sala Torres-García, September–December 1959, no. 31. Traveled to: Centro de Artes y Letras de El País, Montevideo, Uruguay, March 21–April 17, 1960.
1960a Rose Fried Gallery
Rose Fried Gallery, New York, J. Torres-García, Paintings from 1930-1949, March 1–26, 1960, no. 6, ill.
1961–62 Stedelijk Museum
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Joaquín Torres-García, December 1961–January 1962, no. 27, ill. Traveled to: Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden, Germany, March 2–April 1, 1962.
1963 Stedelijk Museum
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, L'Art et l'ecriture, May 3–June 10, 1963. Traveled to: Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Germany, June 14–August 4, 1963.
1987 Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires, Seis Maestros de la Pintura Uruguaya, September 15–October 15, 1987, ill., p. 86, fig. 6.
1991 Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, J. Torres-García, June 18–August 21, 1991, no. 98, ill., p. 143. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Spain, September 5–November 10, 1991.
1992 Royal Museum of Fine Arts
Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium, America, Bride of the Sun: 500 Years, Latin America and The Low Countries, February 1–May 31, 1992, c, ill., p. 424, as Arte universal.
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. 48, ill., p. 146.
2004 Museo Torres García
Museo Torres García, Montevideo, Uruguay, Universalismo Constructivo: Joaquín Torres García, Óleos, Maderas y Dibujos, July 28–December 15, 2004, no. 8, ill., p. 35.
2011–12 Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo, Centenario del MNAV, December 19, 2011–April 8, 2012, ill.
2015–2016 Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern, October 25, 2015–February 15, 2016, ill., p. 185. Traveled to: Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, May 16–September 11, 2016; Museo Picasso, Málaga, Spain, October 10, 2016–January 29, 2017.
2024 Joaquín Torres-García. El descubrimiento de sí mismo
MACA Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, MACA Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Atchugarry, Uruguay, Joaquín Torres-García. El descubrimiento de sí mismo, 2024, ill., p. 144.
Published References
Adlow 1950
Adlow, Dorothy. "Artist Who Sought a Universal Picture Language." Christian Science Monitor, April 22, 1950, ill.
da Silva 1959
da Silva, Quirino. "Joaquim Torres-Garcia." Diario de Sao Paulo, October 18, 1959, ill.
de Torre 1959
de Torre, Guillermo. 37 Obras Comprendidas en el Período 1929-1947. Montevideo: Museo Torres García, 1959, ill. no. 31.
Jornal do Brasil 1959
"as américas na V bienal." Jornal do Brasil, October 11 and 12, 1959, ill.
Adlow 1960
Adlow, Dorothy. Christian Science Monitor, c. 1960, ill., as Abstraction.
Fonseca 1960
Fonseca, Gonzalo. "Torres-Garcia's symbols within squares." Art News vol. 50 (March 1960), ill. p. 30.
Suro 1964
Suro, Darío. "Torres García." ¡Ahora! (Santo Domingo) año III, no. 67 (July 20, 1964), ill. p. 52.
El País 1982
"Remataron Cuadro de Torres Garcia en 36,500 Dolares; Lo Adquirio el Estado." El País (Montevideo), September 2, 1982, ill.
La Mañana 1982
"36.500 dolares por un óleo de Joaquín Torres García." La Mañana (Montevideo), September 2, 1982, ill.
Gradowczyk 1985
Gradowczyk, Mario H. Joaquín Torres-García, Artistas de América. Buenos Aires: Ediciones de Arte Gaglianone, 1985, ill. p. 64, no. 43.
Kalemberg 1990
Kalemberg, Angel. Arte Uruguayo y Otros. Montevideo: Ediciones Galería Latina, 1990, ill. p. 80.
Madrid en Cinco Estrellas 1991
"Joaquín Torres-García: propagandista de la modernidad." Madrid en Cinco Estrellas (1991), ill. p. 33.
Pereda 1991
Pereda, Raquel. Joaquín Torres-García. Uruguay: Fundación Banco de Boston, 1991, ill. p. 201.
Roncal 1992
Roncal, Rafael. "Modernismo Multicultural." El Pregonero, June 18, 1992, ill.
El País 1993
"Montevideo, Museo Nacional." Grandes Museos del Mundo Series. El País (Montevideo), c. 1993, ill. p. 27.
Sullivan 1996
Sullivan, Edward, ed. Latin American Art in the Twentieth Century. London: Phaidon Press, 1996, ill. p. 267, fig. 259.
Turner 1996
Edited by Jane Turner. The Dictionary of Art. Vol. 31. New York: Grove Dictionaries, 1996, ill. p. 184.
Battegazzore 1999
Battegazzore, Miguel A. J. Torres-García: La trama y los signos. Montevideo: Gordon, 1999, ill. p. 142, no. 147.
Grove 1999
Jane Turner. Grove Encyclopedias of the Arts of the Americas: The Encyclopedia of Latin American and Caribbean Art. New York: Grove Dictionaries, 1999, ill. p. 655, as Arte universal.
Gradowczyk 2007
Gradowczyk, Mario H. Torres-García: Utopía y Transgresión. Montevideo: Fundación Torres-García, 2007. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 305, no. 8.5
Carbajal 2011
Miguel Carbajal. Arte uruguayo de los maestros a nuestros días: Joaquín Torres-García. Montevideo: El País, 2011, ill. on cover and cover page.
Fló 2011
Fló, Juan. "Torres García." In Geometrales 2009/2010: obras de la colección del MNAV, Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales. Montevideo, 2011. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 36.
Tomasini 2024
Tomasini, Daniel. "Torres García. Hombre mirando hacia el sur." Dossier (Montevideo, Uruguay) No. 107 (November-December, 2024), ill. p. 39, as Arte universal.
Record last updated May 9, 2025. 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. "Arte universal, 1943 (1943.78)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1943 (accessed on July 7, 2025).