Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1930.22 (estate: 846)
Masque constructif
1930
Oil on canvas
23 3/8 x 23 3/8 in. (59.5 x 59.5 cm)
Signed lower left: JTG; dated lower right: 30
This interpretation of a mask was inspired by Kachina dolls, which Torres-García viewed at the Musée de l'Homme.
Private collection, Buenos Aires
Provenance
Private collection, Montevideo
Private collection, Buenos Aires
Private collection, Buenos Aires
Exhibitions
Museo Torres-García, Montevideo, Uruguay, July 1955.
The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Joaquín Torres García 1874-1949, October 2–November 1, 1970, no. 16, ill., p. 49. 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.
Haus Der Kunst, Munich, Welt Kulturen und moderne Kunst, June 16–September 30, 1972, ill., p. 512.
Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid, Exposición Antológica Torres-García, April–May 1973, no. 74, ill., p. 97. Traveled to: Museo de Arte Moderno, Barcelona, Spain, June 1973.
Meredith Long Contemporary, New York, Joaquín Torres-García Paintings: 1929- 1943, March 12–29, 1980. (Meredith Long Contemporary 1980), no. 10. Traveled to: Meredith Long & Contemporary, Houston, May 1980.
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires, Seis Maestros de la Pintura Uruguaya, September 15–October 15, 1987, no. 76, ill.
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Barradas/Torres García, August–September 1995, no. 36, ill., p. 84.
The Menil Collection, Houston, Joaquín Torres-García: Constructing Abstraction with Wood, September 25, 2009–January 3, 2010. (Ramírez 2009); (The Menil Collection 2010), no. 57, ill., p. 151. Traveled to: San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, February 20–May 3, 2010.
Published References
Iglesias, Jose Maria. "Clasicismo y Americanismo." Mundo Hispanico (Madrid) "Extraordinario Dedicado al Pintor Torres (May 1975), ill. p. 60.
Gradowczyk, Mario H. Joaquín Torres-García, Artistas de América. Buenos Aires: Ediciones de Arte Gaglianone, 1985, ill. p. 110, no. 81.
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. 15.
Record last updated April 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. "Masque constructif, 1930 (1930.22)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=976 (accessed on July 5, 2025).