Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1948.08
Constructivista vertical
1948
Stained glass
32 x 21 in. (78.8 x 53.3 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: JTG; dated lower right: 48
This stained glass is in the stairway of the home of the artist in Montevideo, at Calle Carramuru 5612.
Torres-García learned the art of stained glass while an apprentice to Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona.
Torres-García learned the art of stained glass while an apprentice to Antoni Gaudí in Barcelona.
Provenance
Published References
El Taller Torres-García: The School of the South and Its Legacy. Edited by Mari-Carmen Ramírez. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1991. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 241, no. 99.
Merica, Ramón. "La Casa que Don Joaquín y Doña Manolita Concibieron para Amar." El País (Montevideo), June 30, 1996, p. 6.
Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM) Centre Julio Gonzales,. Aladdin Toys, Los juguetes de Torres-García. Valencia: 1998. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 82, fig. 14.
Record last updated October 15, 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. "Constructivista vertical, 1948 (1948.08)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=2180 (accessed on May 18, 2026).