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Lo Aparente y lo Concreto en el Arte. Fasciculo 1 - Fasciculo 5

Torres-garcia, Joaquin

Montevideo. Asociación de Arte Constructivo / Taller Torres-Garcia. 1947–1948
A very good complete set of the published versions of Torres-Garcia's 1947 lectures on Universal Constructivism, in the original wrappers.

'Lo Aparente y lo Concreto en el Arte' collects the 16 lectures given by Torres-Garcia between April 4th and September 6th, 1947. The lectures, expounding Torres-Garcia's theories of Universal Constructivism, were all given at the 'Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias' in Montevideo which had been founded the previous year. Each fascicule includes monochrome illustrations of objects and paintings - from paleolithic objects to Torres-Garcia's own works - on glossy paper. Torres-Garcia had founded his studio / school, the Taller Torres-Garcia, which is listed as co-publisher, in 1944.
pp. 47; 47; 43; 43, 65. 5 vols. 8vo. (209 x 166 mm). Leaf with publication details recto, list of publications by the Taller Torres-Garcia verso, title, leaf of explanatory text and the text of Torres-Garcia's 'Leccion 1a' to 'Leccion 16a' illustrated throughout in monochrome on glossy white paper, final leaf of each fascicule with 'terminó de imprimir'. Original publisher's printed wrappers with titles and vignette to front cover, vignette and publisher's details to rear, all in black by Torres-Garcia.
#48014

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