Horacio Torres
Constructivo blanco

Constructivo blanco

© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / AGADU, Uruguay

Constructivo blanco
Constructivo blanco
ArtistUruguayan, born Italy, 1924–1976
CultureUruguayan
Titles
  • Constructivo blanco
  • Construction in white
Date1952
MediumOil on cardboard
DimensionsPanel: 40 × 31 1/8 in. (101.6 × 79.1 cm)
Frame (outer): 44 1/8 × 35 3/8 × 1 3/8 in. (112.1 × 89.9 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the 2017 Latin American Experience Gala and Auction
Object number2018.138
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 205
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Description

Constructive Universalism was a language of symbols that the
artists of the Taller Torres-García (TTG) expanded to fit their own expressive
needs. In this work, Horacio added unique pictographs (bell, leaf, and asterisk)
to the established system and organized them into horizontal bands, imbuing the
composition with a linguistic syntax. He also infused them with volumetric
weight reminiscent of his large-scale murals carved in stone, thus establishing
a connection to the TTG’s public architectural interventions.




ProvenanceThe artist; Alfredo Testoni, Montevideo, Uruguay; Estate of Alfredo Testoni; [Oscar Prato, Montevideo Uruguay]; purchased by MFAH, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed and dated, top left corner: Horacio Torres [cursive], 52 TTG.
None

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Overall
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Provided
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