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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
1929.59 (estate: 342)
Forma anímica en una estructura
Alternate title: Constructivo Africano
c.1929
Oil on canvas
22 x 16 11/16 in. (56 x 42.5 cm)
Neither signed nor dated
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Olimpia Torres, Montevideo
Private collection, Barcelona
Galería Leandro Navarro, Madrid
Exhibitions
1987 Galería Sur
Galería Sur, Punta del Este, Uruguay, 4 Artistas Sur Americanos: Torres García, Figari, Barradas, Cuneo, Summer 1987, no. 14, ill., p. 18, as Constructivo Africano.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. 44, ill., p. 84. 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. 51, ill., p. 112.2002 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. 67. 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. 77.2003–04 Museo Picasso
Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García, November 25, 2003–April 11, 2004, no. 202, ill., p. 216.2007–08 Fundación Caixa Girona
Fundación Caixa Girona, Spain, Torres-García Darrere la mascara constructiva, November 15, 2007–January 13, 2008, ill., p. 31 and 125. Traveled to: Can Palauet i Museu de Mataro, Barcelona, Spain, January 19–February 17, 2008.2015–2016 Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern, October 25, 2015–February 15, 2016, ill., p. 80. Traveled to: Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, May 16–September 11, 2016; Museo Picasso, Málaga, Spain, October 10, 2016–January 29, 2017.Published References
Fevre 1987
Fevre, Fermin. "Maestros uruguayos." Clarín (Buenos Aires) (February 28, 1987), ill., as Constructivo Africano.Maslach 1998
Maslach, Adolfo. Joaquín Torres-García: sol y luna del arcano. Caracas: UNESCO, 1998, ill. p. 355, no. 212.García-Bermejo 2002
García-Bermejo, Jose Maria Faerna. Joaquín Torres-García. Barcelona: Polígrafa, 2002, ill. no. 47.Kartofel 2015–2016
Kartofel, Gabriela. "Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern, Museum of Modern Art, New York." ArtNexus 99 (December 2015-February 2016), ill. p. 50.Record last updated October 21, 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. "Forma anímica en una estructura, c.1929 (1929.59)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=943 (accessed on April 19, 2025).