Augusto Torres
Constructivo

Constructivo

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Constructivo
Constructivo
ArtistUruguayan, 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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Description

Constructivo
exquisitely demonstrates Augusto’s assimilation of Torres-García’s system of
Constructive Universalism into his own artistic concerns, emphasizing organic
and whimsical shapes. Although the emphasis remains on structural organization
defined by the grid, the pictographs expand beyond the individual compartments,
thus endowing them with a more abstract, pictorial quality. Composed of incised
and painted wood, the work demonstrates the versatility with which the Taller
Torres-García approached wood constructions.




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

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

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Provided
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1954
Oil on wood construction
2020.63
Overall
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Oil on paperboard
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Estructura en blanco
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c. 1965
Oil on canvas
2022.174
Constructivo blanco
Horacio Torres
1952
Oil on cardboard
2018.138
Estructura en colores puros
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1929
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2002.59
Forma en tierra siena y negro
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1932
Oil on wood
2014.232
Composición abstracta tubular
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1937
Tempera on cardboard
2002.326
Composición con figuras
Horacio Torres
1975
Oil on canvas
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1948
Incised wood
2020.212
Bibi, Rouzat, 1911
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2014
Wood veneer on fiberglass reinforced polyester
2015.538
Pequeñas piezas para viola y piano vertical
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2012
Wood veneer on carved MDF
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2010
Wood veneer on carved MDF
2015.535