Joaquín Torres-García Construction in White and Black 1938
- MoMA, Floor 5, 512 The David Geffen Wing
- Medium
- Glue tempera on cardboard mounted on wood
- Dimensions
- 31 3/4 x 40 1/8" (80.7 x 102 cm)
- Credit
- Gift of Patricia Phelps de Cisneros in honor of David Rockefeller
- Object number
- 331.2004
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- Joaquín Torres-García has 14 works online.
- There are 2,457 paintings online.
Installation views
We have identified these works in the following photos from our exhibition history.
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Painting &
Sculpture II Nov 20, 2004–Aug 5, 2015
10 other works identified
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Painting &
Sculpture II Nov 20, 2004–Aug 5, 2015
4 other works identified
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New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930–2006: Selections from a Decade of Acquisitions
Nov 21, 2007–Feb 25, 2008
1 other work identified
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New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930–2006: Selections from a Decade of Acquisitions
Nov 21, 2007–Feb 25, 2008
1 other work identified
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New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930–2006: Selections from a Decade of Acquisitions
Nov 21, 2007–Feb 25, 2008
1 other work identified
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Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern
Oct 25, 2015–Feb 15, 2016
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Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern
Oct 25, 2015–Feb 15, 2016
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Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern
Oct 25, 2015–Feb 15, 2016
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Sur moderno: Journeys of Abstraction—The Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift
Oct 21, 2019–Sep 12, 2020
3 other works identified
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Sur moderno: Journeys of Abstraction—The Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift
Oct 21, 2019–Sep 12, 2020
1 other work identified
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512: Circle and Square, Joaquin Torres-Garcia and Piet Mondrian
Ongoing
1 other work identified
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512: Circle and Square, Joaquin Torres-Garcia and Piet Mondrian
Ongoing
4 other works identified
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512: Circle and Square, Joaquin Torres-Garcia and Piet Mondrian
Ongoing
3 other works identified
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512: Circle and Square, Joaquin Torres-Garcia and Piet Mondrian
Ongoing
6 other works identified
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The artist.
1949, Estate of the Artist, Montevideo.
? - 1989, Galeria Gmurzynska, Cologne.
1998 - 2004, Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros, New York, and Caracas, purchased through Christie’s, New York, "Important Latin American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture", Sale 8888, lot 25, May 29, 1998.
2004, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, acquired as gift from Patricia Phelps de Cisneros.
MoMA Exh. #1931: "Painting and Sculpture: Inaugural Installation", 5th Floor, gallery 9, November 20, 2004 - August 7, 2005
Mexico City, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, "Cruce de Miradas Tradiciones Plásticas de América Latina en la colección CPPC", August 2 through October 22, 2006
Austin, Blanton Museum of Art, "The Geometry of Hope: Latin American Geometrical Abstraction from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection", February 17, 2007 - April 5, 2007
MoMA Exh. #2022: "New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930-2006: Selections from a Decade of Acquisitions", 3rd Floor, November 21, 2007 - February 25, 2008
Albany, New York State Museum, "Latin American and Caribbean Art: Selected Highlights from the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art", May 17 - October 13, 2008
Madrid, Fundación Juan March, "Geometric Abstraction in Latin America (1934-1973)", February 11 - May 15, 2011
MoMA Exh. #2178: "Painting and Sculpture Changes 2012", 5th Floor, gallery 10, added July 16 - November 27, 2012
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, "La invención concreta. Collección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros", January 22 - September 16, 2013
London, Royal Academy of Arts, "Radical Geometry: Modern Art of South America from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection", July 5 - September 28, 2014
MoMA Exh. #2339: "Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern", 6th Floor, The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art Gallery, October 25, 2015 - February 15, 2016 and tour:
Madrid, Fundación Telefónica, May 19 - September 18, 2016
Malaga, Museo Picasso Malaga, October 3, 2016 - January 29, 2017
MoMA Exh. #2424: "Sur moderno: Journeys of Abstraction—The Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Gift", 3rd Floor, 3 East, October 21, 2019 - September 12, 2020
MoMA Exh. #2462: “Collection: 1880s-1940s”, 5th Floor, gallery 512, “Circle and Square, Joaquin Torres-Garcia and Piet Mondrian”, November 14, 2020 -
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