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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
1943.17 (estate: 327)
Arte constructivo
Alternate title: Composicion de colores puros
1943
Oil on cardboard
17 3/8 x 21 7/8 in. (44.2 x 55.7 cm)
Signed lower left: JTG; dated lower right: 43
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Olimpia Torres, Montevideo
Rose Fried Gallery, New York
André Emmerich Gallery, New York
Meredith Long & Company, Houston
Private collection, Montevideo
Private collection, Buenos Aires
Private collection
Christie's, Paris, October 20, 2016, Paris Avant-Garde, lot 24, ill. p. 73.
Private collection
Exhibitions
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. 46.1974 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. 92*, ill., p. 142, Dimensions as 54.7 x 66.1 cm, Listed as number 42 in Caracas exhibition catalogue. 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. 17, ill.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. 89, ill., as Composicion de colores puros.Published References
Gradowczyk 1985
Gradowczyk, Mario H. Joaquín Torres-García, Artistas de América. Buenos Aires: Ediciones de Arte Gaglianone, 1985, no. 1, ill. p. 81, no. 59, as Composicion de colores puros.Record last updated November 1, 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. "Arte constructivo, 1943 (1943.17)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1884 (accessed on April 20, 2025).