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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
1928.01 (estate: 1046)
Repisa con personajes
1928
Tempera on wood
18 7/8 x 9 x 3 3/8 in. (48 x 23 x 8.6 cm)
Signed and dated verso: 28
Private collection
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Augusto Torres, Montevideo
Private collection, Montevideo
Christie's New York, November 17, 2010, Latin American Sale, ill. p. 57.
Private collection, Barcelona
Sotheby's New York, New York, May 23, 2012, Latin American Art, lot 30, ill. p. 65.
Private collection
Exhibitions
1991 Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, J. Torres-García, June 18–August 21, 1991, no. 34, ill., p. 74. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Spain, September 5–November 10, 1991.2004 Museo Torres García
Museo Torres García, Montevideo, Uruguay, Universalismo Constructivo: Joaquín Torres García, Óleos, Maderas y Dibujos, July 28–December 15, 2004, b, ill., p. 47.2007–08 Fundación Caixa Girona
Fundación Caixa Girona, Spain, Torres-García Darrere la mascara constructiva, November 15, 2007–January 13, 2008, ill., p. 11 and 94. Traveled to: Can Palauet i Museu de Mataro, Barcelona, Spain, January 19–February 17, 2008.Published References
The Menil Collection 2010
The Menil Collection. Joaquín Torres-García: Constructing Abstraction with Wood. Houston, 2010. Exhibition catalogue (2009–10 The Menil Collection), ill. p. 61, no. 23. Although published in the exhibition catalogue, this work did not appear in the show.Record last updated June 8, 2016. 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. "Repisa con personajes, 1928 (1928.01)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1219 (accessed on August 21, 2025).