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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
1931.73 (estate: 401)
Construction abstraite
Alternate title: Edificio universal
1931
Oil on canvas
28 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (72 x 65 cm)
Signed upper left: J. Torres-GARCIA; dated upper right: 31
Restored in New York
Private collection, Montevideo
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Manolita Piña de Torres-García, Montevideo
Galería Sur, Punta del Este, Uruguay
Private collection, Montevideo
Exhibitions
1934 Amigos del Arte
Amigos del Arte, Montevideo, Uruguay, Primera Exposición en el Uruguay de Joaquín Torres-García, obras retrospectivas y recientes, de 1898 hasta 1934, June 1934.1974 The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Galleries, Texas, Joaquín Torres-García, 1874-1949: Chronology and Catalogue of the Family Collection, October 13–November 24, 1974, no. 66. Traveled to: Fundación Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas, Venezuela, January 13–February 26, 1975; Galería INC, Museo de Arte Italiano, Lima, Peru, August 22–September 1975.1981 Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc.
Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc, New York, Joaquín Torres-García - Paintings, Constructions and Drawings, September 9–October 3, 1981. (Salander-O'Reilly Gallery 1981), no. 9, ill.1992 Institute of Contemporary Art
Institute of Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, The Antagonistic Link: Joaquín Torres-García/Theo van Doesburg, 1992, no. 83, ill., p. 147.1993a Galería Sur
Galería Sur, Punta del Este, Uruguay, Joaquín Torres-García Construcciones en Madera y Óleos, Summer 1993, no. 17, ill., p. 29.1994 XXII Bienal Internacional de São Paulo
XXII Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, Brazil, Joaquín Torres-García, October 12–December 10, 1994, no. 15, ill., p. 13.1995 Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Barradas/Torres García, August–September 1995, no. 39, ill., p. 87, as Edificio universal.2015–2016 Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern, October 25, 2015–February 15, 2016, as Edificio universal. Traveled to: Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, May 16–September 11, 2016; Museo Picasso, Málaga, Spain, October 10, 2016–January 29, 2017.Published References
Pereda 1991
Pereda, Raquel. Joaquín Torres-García. Uruguay: Fundación Banco de Boston, 1991, ill. p. 151.Peluffo Linari 1992
Peluffo Linari, Gabriel. Historia de la pintura uruguaya, Torres García: de Barcelona a París. Montevideo: Ediciones de la Banda Oriental, 1992, ill. p.150.Maslach 1998
Maslach, Adolfo. Joaquín Torres-García: sol y luna del arcano. Caracas: UNESCO, 1998, ill. detail p. 355, no. 210.Peluffo Linari 1999b
Peluffo Linari, Gabriel. "Representaciones de la Modernidad (1930-1960)." Historia de la Pintura Uruguaya. Vol. 2. Montevideo: Ediciones de la Banda Oriental, 1999, ill. p. 44.Record last updated June 28, 2016. 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. "Construction abstraite, 1931 (1931.73)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1096 (accessed on April 20, 2025).