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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
1932.18 (estate: 523)
Constructivo de la elíptica
1932
Oil on canvas
36 3/8 x 29 7/8 in. (92.5 x 76 cm)
Signed lower center: J.TG; dated lower right: 32
Private collection, Buenos Aires
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Augusto Torres
André Emmerich Gallery, New York
Galería Sur, Punta del Este, Uruguay
Private collection, Buenos Aires
Exhibitions
1936b Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes
Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes, Montevideo, Uruguay, 4a Exposición de pintura de J. Torres-García, October 18–November 2, 1936.1971–72 The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin, The University Art Museum, Texas, Joaquín Torres-García, December 1, 1971–January 16, 1972, no. 26.1973 Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo
Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid, Exposición Antológica Torres-García, April–May 1973, no. 81, Dimensions as 34 x 77 cm. Traveled to: Museo de Arte Moderno, Barcelona, Spain, June 1973.1987 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, no. 97, ill., p. 88.1992–93 Centre Georges Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, Art d'Amérique latine: 1911- 1968, November 12, 1992–January 11, 1993, ill., p. 333.1993 Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Latin American Artists of the Twentieth Century, June 6–September 7, 1993, no. 215, ill., p. 355. Traveled to: Plaza de Armas, Sevilla, Spain, August 11–October 12, 1992 (See separate entry); Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, November 12–January 11, 1992 (See separate entry); Museum Ludwig,, Cologne, February 8–April 25, 1993 (See separate entry).1995 Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Barradas/Torres García, August–September 1995, no. 45, ill., p. 92.Published References
Jardí 1973
Jardí, Enric. Joaquín Torres-García. Barcelona: Polígrafa, 1973, ill. p. 180, no. 241.Rubiano Caballero 1978
Rubiano Caballero, Germán. "Incendio del Museo de Arte Moderno de Rio de Janeiro: Requiem por una Colección." Arte en Colombia 8 (July-September 1978), ill. on cover and p. 7.Gradowczyk 1985
Gradowczyk, Mario H. Joaquín Torres-García, Artistas de América. Buenos Aires: Ediciones de Arte Gaglianone, 1985, ill. p. 47, no. 29.Kalemberg 1990
Kalemberg, Angel. Arte Uruguayo y Otros. Montevideo: Ediciones Galería Latina, 1990, ill. p. 77.Pereda 1991
Pereda, Raquel. Joaquín Torres-García. Uruguay: Fundación Banco de Boston, 1991, ill. p. 161.The Museum of Modern Art 1993a
Latin American Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Selection from the Exhibition. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1993. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 35.Maslach 1998
Maslach, Adolfo. Joaquín Torres-García: sol y luna del arcano. Caracas: UNESCO, 1998, ill. detail p. 354, no. 204.Record last updated June 5, 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 de la elíptica, 1932 (1932.18)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1128 (accessed on May 19, 2024).