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Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1946.30 (estate: 86)
Iglesia metafísica
Alternate title: Yglesia
1946
Oil on cardboard
25 1/4 x 31 1/2 in. (64.1 x 80 cm)
Signed lower left: J.TG; dated lower right: 46
Private collection, New York
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Ifigenia Torres, Montevideo
Private collection, New York
Private collection, New York
Exhibitions
1950 Museo Departamental de San José
Museo Departamental de San José, San José, Uruguay, October 1950, no. 1, as Yglesia.1951 Comisión Municipal de Cultura
Comisión Municipal de Cultura, Montevideo, Uruguay, Exposición J. Torres-García, August 1951, no. 4.1955 Musée national d'art moderne / Centre de création industrielle
Musée national d'art moderne / Centre de création industrielle, Paris, Joaquín Torres García, November–December 1955, no. 60.1958 Museo Torres-García
Museo Torres-García, Montevideo, Uruguay, February 1958, no. 21.1959 V São Paulo Bienal
V São Paulo Bienal, Brazil, Sala Torres-García, September–December 1959, no. 27, Dated 1942. Traveled to: Centro de Artes y Letras de El País, Montevideo, Uruguay, March 21–April 17, 1960.1969 Royal Marks Gallery
Royal Marks Gallery, New York, J. Torres-García, Paintings, 1931 - 1946/Oceanic Art, March 29–April 26, 1969, no. 23, ill.1970 The National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Joaquín Torres García 1874-1949, October 2–November 1, 1970, no. 59, ill., p. 90. Traveled to: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, December 12, 1970–January 31, 1971; Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, February 16–March 31, 1971.2000 Cecilia de Torres, Ltd.
Cecilia de Torres, Ltd, New York, A Latin American Metaphysical Perspective, October 21–December 30, 2000, no. 10.Published References
de Torre 1959
de Torre, Guillermo. 37 Obras Comprendidas en el Período 1929-1947. Montevideo: Museo Torres García, 1959, ill. no. 24, Dated 1942.Record last updated May 27, 2015. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Citation: de Torres, Cecilia, Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti. "Iglesia metafísica, 1946 (1946.30)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=2050 (accessed on May 1, 2024).