[SERGIO DE CASTRO]. TORRES GARCIA (Joaquín), DE CASTRO (Serg - Lot 73

[SERGIO DE CASTRO]. TORRES GARCIA (Joaquín), DE CASTRO (Sergio), LECUIRE (Pierre).? La Regla Abstracta (The Abstract Rule). Abstract art in Uruguay. Unique set comprising a basic text by Joaquín Torres-García and an original gouache by Sergio de Castro. [Montevideo, 1946]. In-folio (340×250mm). In sheets, without cover. Extremely rare reprint of the essay "La Regla Abstracta", printed on handmade paper with interleaved drawings, written in 1946 by Uruguayan artist Joaquín Torres-García (1874-1949) for the introduction to "Nueva Escuela de Arte de Uruguay", published in Montevideo in 1946 by the Asociación de Arte Constructivo. Not to be confused with the 1967 reprint. A 1960 gift to French poet Pierre Lecuire (1922-2013), with an original gouache by Sergio de Castro (1922-2012), signed and dedicated: "Paris MCM60. To my friend Pierre Lecuire, in memory of our beginnings"? Enclosed is a note signed with Pierre Lecuire's initials: "This book by the painter Torres-García was given to me by his pupil and friend Sergio de Castro, who enclosed a gouache (signed and dedicated1960).P.L.". Sergio de Castro (1922-2012), a major artist of the second half of the twentieth century, known for his geometrically shaped works and stained-glass windows; his work brings together Latin American culture.