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Joaquín Torres-García — Construcción (boceto para el mural de Saint Bois)
Joaquín Torres-García

Construcción (boceto para el mural de Saint Bois)

1944

"Construcción (boceto para el mural de Saint Bois)" is a preparatory sketch by Joaquín Torres-García executed in oil on cardboard for a larger mural project at Saint Bois. The work exemplifies Torres-García's distinctive constructivist approach, featuring geometric forms and structural elements arranged in a composition that balances abstraction with underlying architectural principles. As a boceto, this piece demonstrates the artist's process of translating his modernist vision into monumental public art during his influential period in Uruguay.

Medium
oil on cardboard

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Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

November 20, 2024

Lot 56

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Joaquín Torres-García, Construcción (boceto para el mural de Saint Bois), 1944

"Construcción (boceto para el mural de Saint Bois)" is a preparatory sketch by Joaquín Torres-García executed in oil on cardboard for a larger mural project at Saint Bois. The work exemplifies Torres-García's distinctive constructivist approach, featuring geometric forms and structural elements arranged in a composition that balances abstraction with underlying architectural principles. As a boceto, this piece demonstrates the artist's process of translating his modernist vision into monumental public art during his influential period in Uruguay.

Medium
oil on cardboard
Year
1944
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Mural design, 20th Century, Geometric Composition, Modernist, Mixed Media, Structural harmony, Sketch/boceto, Constructivism, Uruguayan Artist, Architectural Abstraction

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