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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
1931.94
Composition
1931
Incised wood
13 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (34.5 x 29 cm)
Signed lower left: JTG; dated lower right: 31
Signed and dated on verso: J. Torres-GARCIA
Recuperated from the Nazis after WWII.
Provenance
Private collection
Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (Œuvre récupérée en Allemagne après la chute du IIIème Reich)
Exhibitions
1975 Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris
Musée d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris, France, Torres-García: Construction et Symboles, June 11–August 1975, no. 16, did not travel. Traveled to: Museo de Arte Moderna de Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 8–July 22, 1978 (América Latina Geometria Sensível).1992–93 Centre Georges Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, Art d'Amérique latine: 1911- 1968, November 12, 1992–January 11, 1993, ill., p. 331.1993 Museum Ludwig
Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Latinamerikanische Kunst im 20 Jahrhundert, February 8–April 25, 1993.1997 Centre Georges Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, Presentation des ouvres recuperées après la Seconde Guerre mondiale confieés a la garde du Musée National d'art Moderne, April 9–21, 1997, no. 28, ill.1999 Musee d'art et d'historie du Judaisme
Musee d'art et d'historie du Judaisme, Paris, Mise a disposition d'un an des oeuvres deposees au sein des Collection du MNAM/CCI par l'Office des Biens Prives, November 20–December 15, 1999.2008 The Israel Museum
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Looking for Owners: Custody, Research and Restitution of Art Stolen in France during World War II, February 19–June 3, 2008.2019–20 Centre Georges Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, Galeries du XXe siècle: France, 1905-1970, May 22, 2019–March 2020.Published References
de la Beaumelle 1987
, Agnes. La Collection du Musee National d'art moderne. Paris: Center Pompidou, 1987, ill. p. 579.Melcer 2008
Melcer, Ioram. "Un Torres García entre obras robadas por nazis." El País (Montevideo), February 27, 2008, ill.
Record last updated March 26, 2020. 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. "Composition, 1931 (1931.94)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1186 (accessed on April 30, 2025).