Details
Joaquín Torres-García (Uruguayan 1874-1949)
Constructif (also known as Constructif aux double ligne a la terre d’ombre)
signed and dated 'J. Torres GARCIA, 32' (along the lower edge)
oil on cardboard laid on panel
17½ x 12¾ in. (44.5 x 32.4 cm.)
Painted in 1932.
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Joaquín Torres-García Family Collection.
Ifigenia Torres, Montevideo.
Rose Fried Gallery, New York.
Galerie Melki, Paris.
Private collection, Munich.
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 21 November 2000, lot 39 (illustrated in color).
Private collection.
World House Gallery, South Orange, New Jersey.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
J. Corporale Scelta, "V Bienal de São Paulo-Uruguai", in Habitat, no. 56 October-December 1959, p. 89 (illustrated).
G. de Torre, 37 Obras comprendidas en el período 1929-1947, Montevideo, Museo Torres-García, 1959, no. 14 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Joaquín Torres-García, Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, 1961, no. 11 (illustrated on the cover).
Exhibition catalogue, Joaquín Torres-García, Austin, The University Art Museum Texas, 1972, no. 24 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Montevideo, Comisión Municipal de Cultura, Exposición J. Torres-García, August 1951, no. 19.
Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Joaquín Torres-García, December 1961-January 1962, no. 11. This exhibition also travelled to Baden-Baden, Staatliche Kunsthalle, 2 March-1 April 1962.
Austin, The University Art Museum at Austin, Joaquín Torres-García, 1 December 1971-16 January 1972, no. 24.
Sale Room Notice
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Joaquín Torres-García Archive of Alejandra, Aurelio and Claudio Torres, signed by Alejandra Torres and dated 27 May 2015.
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