Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
1932.17 (estate: 51)
Arte constructivo
1932
Oil on cardboard
31 1/8 x 25 1/4 in. (79 x 64 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: J.T.G 32
Private collection, Switzerland
Provenance
Private collection
Private collection, Switzerland
Exhibitions
Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris, France, Torres-García: Construction et Symboles, June 11–August 1975, no. 22, did not travel. Traveled to: Museo de Arte Moderna de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 8–July 22, 1978 (América Latina Geometria Sensível).
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, J. Torres-García, June 18–August 21, 1991, no. 78, ill., p. 120. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Spain, September 5–November 10, 1991.
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. 37, ill., p. 138.
Fundação Arpad Szènès – Vieira da Silva, Lisbon, Portugal, J. Torres-García, obra constructivista, May 9–July 21, 1996, no. 10, ill.
Museo de Pontevedra, Spain, J.Torres-García, obra constructiva, August–September 1996, no. 13, ill.
Published References
de Torre, Guillermo. "Carta de Madrid." Gaceta de Arte (Tenerife) año 2, no. 21 (November 1933), ill. p. 2.
Gonçalves, Eurico. "J. Torres-García Constructivismo neo-primitivo." Diario de Noticias (Lisbon), May 30, 1996, ill.
Porfirio, José Luis. "Entre o vivo e o abstracto." Expresso (Lisbon), May 25, 1996, ill.
Theran, Susan. Leonard's Price Index of Latin American Art at Auction. Newton, MA: Auction Index, Inc., 1999, ill. on cover.
Loreto Sánchez Seoane. "Totalidad y concepto." El Mundo (Madrid), May 19, 2016, ill.
Record last updated June 22, 2017. 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. "Arte constructivo, 1932 (1932.17)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1127 (accessed on April 7, 2025).