Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres

Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti

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Classification: Sculpture, Relief, and Assemblage

Medium: Oil

Support: On wood

Year: 1943

1943.33 (estate: 985)

Tabla constructiva con colores primarios

1943

Oil and nails on wood

14 5/8 x 11 7/8 in. (37 x 30.5 cm)

Signed and dated verso

Private collection, Madrid

Provenance

Estate of the artist

Olimpia Torres, Montevideo

Private collection, Madrid

Exhibitions

1984–85 Galería Sur

Galería Sur, Punta del Este, Uruguay, Catálogo General, Summer 1984–1985, ill., p. 19.

1986 Galería Sur

Galería Sur, Punta del Este, Uruguay, J. Torres García, Summer 1986, no. 31.

1997 Cultural Rioja

iberCaja, Cultural Rioja, Logroño, Spain, Joaquín Torres García: artista y teórico, August 29–September 28, 1997, no. 32, ill., p. 99. Traveled to: Museo de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, October 16–November 23, 1997.

1998 Sala Dalmau

Sala Dalmau, Barcelona, Spain, Exposición Taller Torres-García, November–December 1998, no. 44.

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. 171. 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. 175.

2015–2016 Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern, October 25, 2015–February 15, 2016, ill., p. 188. Traveled to: Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, May 16–September 11, 2016; Museo Picasso, Málaga, Spain, October 10, 2016–January 29, 2017.

Published References

García-Bermejo 2002

García-Bermejo, Jose Maria Faerna. Joaquín Torres-García. Barcelona: Polígrafa, 2002, ill. no. 66.

Record last updated June 22, 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. "Tabla constructiva con colores primarios, 1943 (1943.33)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1987 (accessed on April 20, 2025).