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Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1929.46 (estate: 375)
Constructif locomotive nord
Alternate titles: Constructivismo; Constructivo locomotora "Nord 56"; Nord 56; Peinture; Pintura
1929
Oil on canvas
21 5/16 x 25 5/8 in. (54 x 65 cm)
Signed upper left: J. Torres-GARCIA; dated upper right: 29
Private collection, New York
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Manolita Piña de Torres-García, Montevideo
Private collection, New York
Galerie Maeght Lelong, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1980
Christie's Paris, October 20-21, 2017, Regards Croisés: Jean-François and Marie-Aline Prat Collection
Private collection, New York
Exhibitions
1933 Museo de Arte Moderno
Museo de Arte Moderno, Madrid, Exposición de J. Torres-García, April 1–7, 1933, no. 63, as Nord 56. Traveled to: Sociedad de Artistas Ibéricos, Patronato del Turismo, Madrid, April 1933.1959 V São Paulo Bienal
V São Paulo Bienal, Brazil, Sala Torres-García, September–December 1959, no. 3. 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. 15, as Constructivo locomotora "Nord 56".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. 56*, Listed as number 21 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. 3, ill.1990b IVAM
Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Spain, Arte Abstracto, Arte Concreto: Paris, Cercle et Carré, 1930, September 20–December 2, 1990, no. 19, ill., p. 51, as Pintura.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. 78, as Peinture. Traveled to: Museo Colecciones ICO, Madrid, October 22, 2002–January 6, 2003 (Joaquín Torres-García: un mundo construido).2003–04 Museo Picasso
Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García, November 25, 2003–April 11, 2004, no. 201, ill., p. 215.2015–2016 Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern, October 25, 2015–February 15, 2016, ill., p. 70. Traveled to: Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, May 16–September 11, 2016; Museo Picasso, Málaga, Spain, October 10, 2016–January 29, 2017.Published References
Schaefer 1945
Schaefer, Claude. Torres-García. Buenos Aires: Poseidón, 1945, ill. no. 27.Podestá 1946
Podestá, José María. J. Torres-García. Monografias de Arte. Serie Americana 3. Buenos Aires: Editorial Losada, 1946, ill. XXI, as Constructivismo.de Torre 1959
de Torre, Guillermo. 37 Obras Comprendidas en el Período 1929-1947. Montevideo: Museo Torres García, 1959, ill. no. 17.Benvenuto 1959a
Benvenuto, Sergio. "Joaquín Torres-García El Pintor." Artes (Montevideo) año 1, no. 2 (August 1959), ill. p. 7.Benvenuto 1961
Benvenuto, Sergio. "Joaquín Torres García: El pintor." Revista de la Universidad de México vol. XV, no. 12 (August 1961), ill. p. 18.Pereda 1991
Pereda, Raquel. Joaquín Torres-García. Uruguay: Fundación Banco de Boston, 1991, ill. p. 131.Prat 1992
Prat, Marie-Aline. L'Abstraction en France 1919 – 1939. Paris: Centre National de Documentation Pédagogique, 1992, ill. on cover.Rowell 2009
Rowell, Margit. Joaquín Torres-García. Barcelona: Poligrafa, 2009, ill. p. 51.Record last updated February 8, 2018. 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 locomotive nord, 1929 (1929.46)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=929 (accessed on April 20, 2025).