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Gonzalo Fonseca
Constructivist Cabinet (Mueble Constructivista)1950

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Turmoil and Optimism in Latin America
Tall vertical cabinet in dark wood with open shelving compartments surrounded by densely decorated panels covered in geometric and figural motifs in slate blue, terracotta, red, ivory, and black
Tall cabinet with terracotta-red wooden carcass and open shelving, its doors and panels covered in ceramic tiles decorated with densely packed geometric and figurative motifs in black, white, ochre, and muted blue.
Tall rectangular cabinet with open shelving compartments, faced with ceramic tile panels densely decorated with abstract and geometric motifs in muted earth tones, black, and white; natural wood sides visible.
Painted wooden double-door panel densely filled with abstract and schematic figures in muted earth tones—rust, ochre, slate blue, and cream—set against a dark ground, with thick black gridded lines dividing the surface into rectangular compartments containing stylized faces, geometric shapes, crosses, and symbolic forms; the word "PROPORCION" inscribed in a horizontal band near the bottom.
Oil painting with flat, grid-like composition of abstract and semi-figurative forms in black, gray, brown, and tan. Stylized figures, architectural shapes, and tool-like objects fill segmented rectangular sections. The word "RITMO" is lettered in block capitals near the center. Dark painted wooden frame visible at edges.
Oil painting with geometric abstraction depicting a facade-like composition in muted white, grey-blue, terracotta, and black, featuring architectural forms including a triangular pediment, arched doorway, and grid of rectangular sections, with a central dark figure and partially legible text reading "NDOYA" mid-composition.
Painted cabinet doors with a flat, geometric composition in earth tones, blue-gray, and black on a white ground; architectural forms, stylized birds, and abstract shapes fill a dense grid-like arrangement, with hand-lettered text reading "PLANISMO" at center.
Small painted panel set within a dark wooden frame, depicting two abstracted figures in black on a slate-blue ground, flanked by mirrored zigzag forms in black and cream. Warm earth tones of red-brown and ochre accent the lower corners and center.
Painted panel set within a dark wooden frame, featuring bold black geometric and figurative forms on a cream ground, including an arch shape enclosing stylized figures in muted red and black, with hand-like shapes flanking the upper corners.
Painted panel with geometric compartments in black, cream, terracotta, and gray, containing schematic forms including an arch, a fish, a face-like mask, and an arrow, with the word "GEOMETRIA" inscribed in a central horizontal band.
Oil painting on board with thick black painted frame, divided into geometric compartments containing abstract and schematic forms in black, white, rust, and blue-gray; a simplified face with circular eyes and curved mouth dominates the upper section; lower register includes an X-shape, an arch, triangular forms, and the handwritten text "NATURALEZA" in a horizontal band, with visible cracking and textured paint surface throughout.
Painted wooden double doors with densely packed geometric and figural motifs in black, white, rust-red, and gray-blue, including stylized human figures, vessels, circular forms, and angular patterns arranged in a grid-like composition.
Artist or Maker
Gonzalo Fonseca
Uruguay, active France and United States, 1922-1997
Title
Constructivist Cabinet (Mueble Constructivista)
Place Made
Uruguay, Montevideo
Date Made
1950
Medium
Painted and incised wood panel with mother-of-pearl, bone, and hardware
Dimensions
71 × 36 1/8 × 11 3/4 in. (180.34 × 91.76 × 29.85 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert and Mary M. Looker
Accession Number
M.2016.128.4
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Latin American Art