Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
1928.182 (estate: 1053)
Barco abstracto
Alternate title: Objet plastique (Barco abstracto)
1928
Oil on wood
15 3/4 x 9 in. (40 x 23 cm)
Signed and dated verso: J. Torres-GARCIA 28
Provenance
Exhibitions
Museo de Arte Precolombino, Colección Matto, Montevideo, Uruguay, Exposición Homenaje a Joaquín Torres-García: Juguetes, Objetos de Arte, Maderas, October 1974, no. 68.
Arnold Herstand Gallery, New York, Reliefs from Ancient Egypt to Calder, January 8–February 23, 1987.
Galerie Gmurzynska, Cologne, Fläche-Figur-Raum: Skulptur Relief Collage, April 29–July 20, 1988, ill., p. 230-231.
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, J. Torres-García, June 18–August 21, 1991, no. 32, ill., p. 72. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Spain, September 5–November 10, 1991.
Acquavella Galleries, New York, The Worlds of Joaquín Torres-García, April 12–May 25, 2018, plate 21, ill., p. 129, as Objet plastique (Barco abstracto).
Published References
Calvo Serraller, F. "Torres-Garcia, redescubrimiento." El País (Madrid), June 22, 1991, ill.
The Menil Collection. Joaquín Torres-García: Constructing Abstraction with Wood. Houston, 2010. Exhibition catalogue (2009–10 The Menil Collection), ill. p. 62, no. 14.
Record last updated September 3, 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. "Barco abstracto, 1928 (1928.182)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1223 (accessed on December 25, 2025).