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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
1929.60 (estate: 493)
Fresque constructif au grand pain
1929
Fresco on burlap
23 13/16 x 28 11/16 in. (60.5 x 73 cm)
Signed lower left: J. Torres-GARCIA; dated lower center: 29
Private collection, London
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Manolita Piña de Torres-García, Montevideo
Augusto Torres, Montevideo
Estate of Augusto Torres
Private collection, London
Exhibitions
1967 Museo Torres-García
Museo Torres-García, Montevideo, Uruguay, Selección de cuadros y maderas, July 28–October 31, 1967, no. 5.1974 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. 58*, ill., p. 84 (Spanish version p. 92), Listed as number 23 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 1975.1991 Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, J. Torres-García, June 18–August 21, 1991, no. 68, ill., p. 110. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Spain, September 5–November 10, 1991.1994 XXII Bienal Internacional de São Paulo
XXII Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, Brazil, Joaquín Torres-García, October 12–December 10, 1994.2002 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. 175. 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. 179.2003–04 Museo Picasso
Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García, November 25, 2003–April 11, 2004, no. 227, ill., p. 244.2004 Museo Torres García
Museo Torres García, Montevideo, Uruguay, Universalismo Constructivo: Joaquín Torres García, Óleos, Maderas y Dibujos, July 28–December 15, 2004, no. 3, ill., p. 25.2015–2016 Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern, October 25, 2015–February 15, 2016. Traveled to: Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, May 16–September 11, 2016; Museo Picasso, Málaga, Spain, October 10, 2016–January 29, 2017.Published References
Bohemia 1975
"Un Artista para Advinar." Bohemia (Caracas), February 9, 1975, ill. detail.Maslach 1998
Maslach, Adolfo. Joaquín Torres-García: sol y luna del arcano. Caracas: UNESCO, 1998, ill. p. 350, no. 181.García-Bermejo 2002
García-Bermejo, Jose Maria Faerna. Joaquín Torres-García. Barcelona: Polígrafa, 2002, ill. no. 49.Fundación Telefónica 2005
El Cubismo y sus entornos en las colecciones de Telefónica. Madrid: Fundación Telefónica, 2005, ill. p. 248.Gradowczyk 2007
Gradowczyk, Mario H. Torres-García: Utopía y Transgresión. Montevideo: Fundación Torres-García, 2007. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p 181, no 6.8
Record last updated June 28, 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. "Fresque constructif au grand pain, 1929 (1929.60)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=944 (accessed on April 19, 2025).