Cecilia de Torres, Ltd.

Still life, 1952, Oil on board, 14⅝ x 20⅞ in. 37 x 53 cm.

Metaphysical landscape – Ben Ben, 1958, Oil on board, 14 x 17⅞ in. 35,5 x 45,4 cm.

Symbols on wood, 1959, Oil on wood, 19 x 28¾ in. 48,2 x 73 cm.

Dockside, c. 1959, Oil on board, 34 x 43¾ in. 86,3 x 111 cm.

Structure on white, 1959, Oil on masonite, 17¼ x 27 in. 43,8 x 68,8 cm.

Black & White Bodegon, 1959, Oil on wood, 29¾ x 39¾ in. 75,5 x 101 cm.

Mosaic table, 1959, Mosaic tiles on wood table, 49 x 49 x 16⅝ in. 124,5 x 124,5 x 40 cm.

Mosaic table, 1959, Mosaic tiles on wood table, 49 x 49 x 16⅝ in. 124,5 x 124,5 x 40 cm.

Terrazini, 1984, Roman travertine, 6½ x 10½ x 10¼ in. 16,5 x 27,5 x 26 cm.

Situ, 1986, Persian travertine, 10½ x 9 x 15 in. 26 x 23 x 38 cm.

Estela con baetylos, 1987, Spanish travertine, 70⅞ x 59⅛ x 15¾ in. 180 x 150 x 40 cm.

Born in Montevideo in 1922, Fonseca traveled frequently to Europe with his family visiting museums and archeological sites that made a great impression on him.  At 15, he learned to sculpt in stone.  In 1939, Fonseca enrolled in the College of Architecture of Montevideo, but by 1942, he abandoned his architectural studies and joined the Taller Torres-García.  Along with Jonio Montiel, Sergio de Castro and Julio Alpuy in 1945, he traveled through Argentina, Peru and Bolivia to study pre-Columbian art.  In 1950, Fonseca moved to Paris, then Rome in 1951.  He traveled through North Africa and the Middle East where he joined in excavations directed by Petrie Flinters.  Living in Madrid in 1953, Fonseca studied ceramics at Rosedal - La Moncloa and met the Spanish sculptor Jorge de Oteiza.  In 1956, he returned to Montevideo and in 1958, moved to New York.  In 1970, Fonseca began working in Italy, near Carrara, on large marble pieces.  Fonseca lived and worked in New York and Seravezza, Italy.  He died in Italy, June 11, 1997.