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Classification: Painting
Medium: Oil
Support: Canvas
Year: 1931
1931.40
Constructivo PH 5
Alternate titles: Composition; Pictograph
1931
Oil on canvas
32 x 25 1/2 in. (81.2 x 64.8 cm)
Signed and dated upper left: J. Torres-GARCIA; dated upper center: 31
Private collection, Buenos Aires
Provenance
Rose Fried Gallery, New York
Royal S. Marks Gallery, New York
Private collection, Buenos Aires
Private collection, Buenos Aires
Exhibitions
1959 Rose Fried Gallery
Rose Fried Gallery, New York, Twenty-Four Modern Masters, October 26–November 30, 1959, no. 1, ill.
1962 Royal Marks Gallery
Royal Marks Gallery, New York, J. Torres-García, Paintings 1928-1945, January 9–February 10, 1962, no. 6.
1969 Royal Marks Gallery
Royal Marks Gallery, New York, J. Torres-García, Paintings, 1931 - 1946/Oceanic Art, March 29–April 26, 1969, no. 2, ill.
1970 The National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Joaquín Torres García 1874-1949, October 2–November 1, 1970, no. 19, ill., p. 52. 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.
1977 Sidney Janis Gallery
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, Paintings, Reliefs & Drawings by J. Torres-García, October 4–29, 1977, no. 8, as Pictograph. Traveled to: Gimpel & Hanover, Zurich, 1978; Gimpel Fils, London, April 18–May 20, 1978 (J. Torres-García 1874-1949: The Constructivist Work).
1986–87 Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires, Presencia de Siglos. Arte Latinoamericano, October 27, 1986–January 4, 1987, ill., p. 64.
1987–88 Musee de Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Musee de Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, Le siècle de Picasso, October 1987–January 1988, no. 77, ill., p. 119. Traveled to: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, January 29–March 13, 1988.
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. 77, ill., p. 119. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Spain, September 5–November 10, 1991.
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. 30, ill., p. 132.
Published References
Cassou 1959
Cassou, Jean. "Un apôtre; Torres-García." XXième Siécle (Paris), no. 13 (Noël 1959), ill., as Composition.
Maradel 1966
Maradel, J.T. Art International vol. 15 (February 1966), ill.
Duncan 1970
Ducan, Barbara. "Joaquín Torres García." Americas Vol. 22, No. 11-12 (November-December 1970), ill. p. 16.
Canaday 1970b
Canaday, John. "A Second Look, Not Too Happy at Torres-García." The New York Times, December 20, 1970, ill.
Barnitz 1971
J.B. [Jacqueline Barnitz]. "Joaquín Torres García at the Guggenheim." Arts Magazine vol. 45 (February 1971), ill. p. 51.
Elderfield 1971
Elderfield, John. "The language of abstract art." Art Forum (February 1971), ill. p. 51.
Ratcliff 1971
Ratcliff, Carter. "New York Letter." Art International vol. 15 (December 1971), ill. p. 32.
Pereda 1977
Pereda, Raquel. Uruguay: 17 Artistas. Montevideo: Ministerio de Educación y cultura, 1977, ill. p. 110, as Pictograph.
ART-INF 1984
Arte Informa (Buenos Aires), no. 45-45 (May 1984), ill.
Gradowczyk 1985
Gradowczyk, Mario H. Joaquín Torres-García, Artistas de América. Buenos Aires: Ediciones de Arte Gaglianone, 1985, ill. p. 51, no 32.
Clarín 1986
Clarín (Buenos Aires) (December 1986), ill.
Hyspa-America 1986
Nuestro Siglo, Historia Gráfica de la Argentina Contemporánea. Vol. 86. Buenos Aires: Hyspa-America, 1986, ill. 33.
Separata 1992
"Hombre y Sociedad." Separata, no. 3 (September 1992), ill.
IVAM 1998
Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno (IVAM) Centre Julio Gonzales,. Aladdin Toys, Los juguetes de Torres-García. Valencia: 1998. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 66, fig. 10.
Maslach 1998
Maslach, Adolfo. Joaquín Torres-García: sol y luna del arcano. Caracas: UNESCO, 1998, ill. detail p. 351, no. 189.
Gradowczyk 2007
Gradowczyk, Mario H. Torres-García: Utopía y Transgresión. Montevideo: Fundación Torres-García, 2007. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 172, no. 6.1
Sanchez Vidal 2012
Sanchez Vidal, Agustin. Joaquín Torres-García. Madrid: Fundacio MAPFRE Instituto de Cultura, 2012, ill. p. 57.
Record last updated May 27, 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 PH 5, 1931 (1931.40)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1063 (accessed on May 19, 2024).