Constructivo blanco

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Artist Horacio Torres (Uruguayan, born Italy, 1924–1976)Uruguayan, 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

On view

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Department

Latin American Art

Object Type

PAINTING

Description

El Universalismo Constructivo implicó lenguaje simbólico que
los artistas del Taller Torres García (TTG) ampliaron para encajar sus necesidades
expresivas. En esta obra, Horacio añadió pictogramas raros (campana, hoja y asterisco),
al ya establecido sistema, organizándolos en tiras horizontales que impregnan
la composición de sintaxis lingüística. Inclusive, llegó a dotarlos de cierto
peso volumétrico evocador de sus murales incisos en piedra de gran dimensión,
mostrando, así, el vínculo con intervenciones arquitectónicas públicas del TTG.

ProvenanceThe artist; Alfredo Testoni, Montevideo, Uruguay; Estate of Alfredo Testoni; [Oscar Prato, Montevideo Uruguay]; purchased by MFAH, 2018.
Published References There are very few publications about Horacio Torres, particularly regarding his work done in conjunction with the TTG. Those that exist include: Moffett, Kenworth. Horacio Torres. Boston: The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1974. Pérez Díaz, Hernando. Construyendo utopias: de De Stijl a la New Bauhaus. Madrid: Guillermo de Osma Gallery, 2011. Ramírez, Mari Carmen. El Taller Torres-García: The School of the South and its Legacy. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1992. Salander, Lawrence. Horacio Torres: Paintings (1924 – 1976). New York: Salander O’Reilly Galleries, 1999. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Signed and dated, top left corner: Horacio Torres [cursive], 52 TTG.

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