Skip to main content
Advanced Search
Constructif en rouge et ocre [Construction in Red and Ochre]
Constructif en rouge et ocre [Construction in Red and Ochre]

Constructif en rouge et ocre [Construction in Red and Ochre]

Primary (Montevideo, Uruguay, 1874–1949)
NationalityUruguay, South America
Date1931
MediumOil on linen canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 34 1/16 x 23 3/16 in. (86.5 x 58.9 cm)
Framed: 35 1/2 x 24 5/16 in. (90.2 x 61.8 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Purchase as a gift of the Eugene McDermott Foundation in honor of Barbara Duncan, 1981.40
Rights Statement
Collection AreaLatin American Art
Object number1981.40
On View
On view
Locations
  • exhibition  BMA, Gallery, C3 - Lowe Foundation Gallery
Collection Highlight
Label Text
Joaquín Torres-García characteristically organized his works using an underlying grid containing universal archetypes. The figure, temple, heart, clock, hammer, bottle, and vessel with its anchor symbolize different aspects of human existence, ranging from the natural, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. "Constructif en rouge et ocre" also demonstrates Torres-García’s understanding of abstraction as a process of simplification, accomplished in part through the use of a limited palette.
Exhibitions