Artist
Augusto Torres (Uruguayan, 1913–1992)Uruguayan, 1913–1992
CultureUruguayan
Titles
- Constructivo
Date1963
MediumPainted wood
Dimensions21 1/4 × 18 1/2 in. (54 × 47 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the 2019 Latin American Experience Gala and Auction
Object number2020.37
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 205
On view
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Constructivo
ilustra con exquisitez la asimilación del sistema del Universalismo
Constructivo de Torres García que Augusto transfiere a sus preocupaciones artísticas,
destacando formas caprichosas y orgánicas. Aunque el énfasis permanezca en el
orden estructural que la cuadrícula determina, los pictogramas van más allá de
dichos compartimentos dotándolos de esencia pictórica más abstracta. Compuesta de
madera incisa pintada, la obra destaca la versatilidad del Taller Torres García
para abordar construcciones en madera.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Montevideo; [Cecilia de Torres, Ltd., New York, by early 1990s]; Private collection, New York, by early 2000s; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Exhibition History"65 Years of Constructivist Wood: 1930-1995," Cecilia de Torres, New York, 1995.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: Inscribed at center top edge, upside-down: 114122
Recto: Signed at bottom left: A. TORRES
Verso: Signed along left edge, vertically: A. TORRES
Verso: Signed along left edge, vertically: A. TORRES
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Sergio Torres-Torres
2009
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
2009.546.A-.C