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Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
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1932.29 (estate: 389)
Constructif symétrique en rouge
c.1932
Oil on canvas
28 3/4 x 23 7/8 in. (73 x 60 cm)
Signed lower left: J.T.G; undated
Signed and inscribed on verso: J. Torres-García T No. 1
Private collection
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Augusto Torres, Montevideo
Private collection, New York
Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York
Galería Sur, Punta del Este, Uruguay
Christie's New York, November 20, 1995, Latin American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, lot 10, ill. p. 31.
Private collection, Madrid
Private collection
Exhibitions
1959 Museo Torres-García
Museo Torres-García, Montevideo, Uruguay, March 1959, no. 8.1959 V São Paulo Bienal
V São Paulo Bienal, Brazil, Sala Torres-García, September–December 1959, no. 10. Traveled to: Centro de Artes y Letras de El País, Montevideo, Uruguay, March 21–April 17, 1960.1967 Museo Torres-García
Museo Torres-García, Montevideo, Uruguay, Selección de cuadros y maderas, July 28–October 31, 1967, no. 8.1980 Museo de Bellas Artes
Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Joaquín Torres García y su visión constructiva, May 1980, no. 4, ill.1981 Museo de Arte Moderno
Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Exposición del gran pintor uruguayo Joaquín Torres-García, (1874-1949), February 5–March 15, 1981, no. 8. Traveled to: Museo de Monterrey, Mexico, April–June 1981 (Museo de Monterrey 1981).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. 13, ill.1992 Institute of Contemporary Art
Institute of Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, The Antagonistic Link: Joaquín Torres-García/Theo van Doesburg, 1992.1992b Galería Sur
Galería Sur, Punta del Este, Uruguay, Torres-García, Summer 1992, no. 17, ill., p. 25.1993a Galería Sur
Galería Sur, Punta del Este, Uruguay, Joaquín Torres-García Construcciones en Madera y Óleos, Summer 1993, no. 16, ill., p. 35.1994 Galería Leandro Navarro
Galería Leandro Navarro, Madrid, Baltasar Lobo, esculturas. Joaquín Torres García, arte constructivo, April 4–May 8, 1994.1994 XXII Bienal Internacional de São Paulo
XXII Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, Brazil, Joaquín Torres-García, October 12–December 10, 1994, no. 20, ill., p 52.1996 Museo de Pontevedra
Museo de Pontevedra, Spain, J.Torres-García, obra constructiva, August–September 1996, no. 11.Published References
Wolff 1981
Wolff, Theodore F. "When new ideas popup, apply the test of authenticity." Christian Science Monitor, September 16, 1981, ill.Pereda 1991
Pereda, Raquel. Joaquín Torres-García. Uruguay: Fundación Banco de Boston, 1991, ill. p. 156.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. "Constructif symétrique en rouge, c.1932 (1932.29)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1139 (accessed on April 19, 2025).