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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
1930.01 (estate: 1223)
Construction No. 1
1930
Oil on incised wood
16 1/2 x 12 3/4 in. (42 x 32.5 cm)
Signed and dated verso: J. Torrés-GARCIA 30
Private collection, New York
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Manolita Piña de Torres-García, Montevideo
Olimpia Torres, Montevideo
Galerie Natalie Seroussi, Paris
Private collection, Geneva
Sotheby's New York, New York, November 25, 1997, Constructivist Art from Latin America, lot 27, ill. p. 39 and back cover.
Private collection, New York
Exhibitions
1930 Galerie 23
Galerie 23, Paris, 1ere Exposition Internationale Du Groupe Cercle et Carré, April 18–May 1, 1930.1978 Galería Palatina
Galería Palatina, Buenos Aires, Homenaje a Joaquín Torres García, August 1978, no. 10.1985–86b Hayward Gallery
Hayward Gallery, London, Torres-García: Grid-Pattern-Sign: Paris-Montevideo 1924-1944, November 14, 1985–February 23, 1986, no. 25, ill., p. 33. Traveled to: Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain, March 13–May 4, 1986; Stadtische Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, Germany, June 28–August 17, 1986; Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, September 14–November 9, 1986; Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas, February 14–April 5, 1987.1989 Galerie Natalie Seroussi
Galerie Natalie Seroussi, Paris, Reliefs, May 18–July 8, 1989.1991 Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, J. Torres-García, June 18–August 21, 1991, no. 54, ill., p. 94. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Spain, September 5–November 10, 1991.1992 Institute of Contemporary Art
Institute of Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, The Antagonistic Link: Joaquín Torres-García/Theo van Doesburg, 1992, no. 78, ill., p. 143.1992 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. 32, ill., p. 134.1999–2000 Museum Ludwig
Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Kunstwelten im Dialog, von Gaugin zur globalen Gegenwart, November 5, 1999–March 19, 2000, no. 168, ill., p. 224.2002 Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg
Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg, France, Joaquín Torres-García: un monde construit, May 24–September 8, 2002, ill., p. 95. Traveled to: Museo Colecciones ICO, Madrid, October 22, 2002–January 6, 2003 (Joaquín Torres-García: un mundo construido).2002–03 Museo Colecciones ICO
Museo Colecciones ICO, Madrid, Joaquín Torres-García: Un Mundo Construido, October 22, 2002–January 6, 2003, ill., p. 98.Published References
Braun 1987
Braun, Barbara. "South of Modernism." Connoisseur's World (February 1987), ill. p. 26.Maslach 1998
Maslach, Adolfo. Joaquín Torres-García: sol y luna del arcano. Caracas: UNESCO, 1998, ill. detail p. 353, no. 199.Bouvet and Durozoi 2010
Bouvet, Vincent and Gerard Durozoi. Paris Between the Wars 1919-1939: Art, Life & Culture. New York: The Vendome Press, 2010, ill. p. 262.The Menil Collection 2010
The Menil Collection. Joaquín Torres-García: Constructing Abstraction with Wood. Houston, 2010. Exhibition catalogue (2009–10 The Menil Collection), ill. p. 34, fig. 5.Record last updated April 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. "Construction No. 1, 1930 (1930.01)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1269 (accessed on April 22, 2025).