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Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
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Keywords
- Construction
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1931.25
Art constructif avec guitare
1931
Oil on canvas
28 3/4 x 21 1/4 in. (73 x 54 cm)
Signed lower right: J.Torres-GARCIA; dated lower left: 31
Provenance
Rose Fried Gallery, New York
Royal Marks Gallery, New York
Private collection, New York
Sotheby's New York, New York, November 25, 1997, Constructivist Art from Latin America, lot 26, ill. p. 37.
Private collection
Private collection, Geneva
Sotheby's New York, New York, November 20, 2007, Latin American Art, lot 20, ills. p. 53
Ortiz-Gurdian Collection, Nicaragua
Exhibitions
1934 Amigos del Arte
Amigos del Arte, Montevideo, Uruguay, Primera Exposición en el Uruguay de Joaquín Torres-García, obras retrospectivas y recientes, de 1898 hasta 1934, June 1934.1962 Royal Marks Gallery
Royal Marks Gallery, New York, J. Torres-García, Paintings 1928-1945, January 9–February 10, 1962, no. 12.1969 Royal Marks Gallery
Royal Marks Gallery, New York, J. Torres-García, Paintings, 1931 - 1946/Oceanic Art, March 29–April 26, 1969, no. 1, ill.1970 The National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Joaquín Torres García 1874-1949, October 2–November 1, 1970, no. 18, ill., p. 51. 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, 1971.1994 Quinta Galería
Quinta Galería, Bogotá, Colombia, Exposición Joaquín Torres-García y La Escuela del Sur, September 28–November 28, 1994, ill., p. 11.1996a Fundação Arpad Szenes – Vieira da Silva
Fundação Arpad Szènès – Vieira da Silva, Lisbon, Portugal, J. Torres-García, obra constructivista, May 9–July 21, 1996, no. 7, ill.1996 Museo de Pontevedra
Museo de Pontevedra, Spain, J.Torres-García, obra constructiva, August–September 1996, no. 9.Published References
Pincus-Witten 1969
Pincus-Witten, Robert. "Torres-García." Art Forum (Summer 1969), ill. p. 61.Vernazza 1973b
Vernazza, Eduardo. "J. Torres-García: su biblioteca." El Día (Montevideo), July 29, 1973, ill.Record last updated April 7, 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. "Art constructif avec guitare, 1931 (1931.25)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1048 (accessed on May 10, 2025).