Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
1929.71 (estate: 1104)
Hombre abstracto sentado
1929
Oil on wood
Four pieces glued
Four pieces glued
6 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 in. (17.5 x 6.5 x 5.1 cm)
Signed and dated verso: J. Torres-GARCIA 29
Private collection
Provenance
Private collection, Montevideo
Private collection
Exhibitions
Salón des Surindependants, Paris, 1936. Traveled to: Amigos de Arte, Montevideo, Uruguay, June 1938 (5a Exposición de la Asociación de Arte Constructiva).
Museo de Arte Precolombino, Colección Matto, Montevideo, Uruguay, Exposición Homenaje a Joaquín Torres-García: Juguetes, Objetos de Arte, Maderas, October 1974, no. 24.
Schwabenlandhalle Fellbach, Germany, Kleinplastik in Mexiko, Spanien, Italien, Deutschland: 5 Trienale Fellbach, June 20–August 2, 1992, ill., p. 132. Traveled to: Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, Germany, August 30–November 11, 1992.
Centro de Exposiciones y Congresos, Zaragoza, Spain, Joaquín Torres García: artista y teórico, April 10–June 22, 1997, no. 29, ill., p. 86. Traveled to: Sala de Exposiciones de la Diputación de Huesca, Spain, July 11–August 24, 1997.
iberCaja, Cultural Rioja, Logroño, Spain, Joaquín Torres García: artista y teórico, August 29–September 28, 1997, no. 47, ill., p. 117. Traveled to: Museo de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, October 16–November 23, 1997.
Museo Ramón Gaya, Murcia, Joaquín Torres-García: Óleos, dibujos, esculturas y juguetes, March 1–May 12, 1999, ill.
Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg, France, Joaquín Torres-García: un monde construit, May 24–September 8, 2002, ill., p. 154. Traveled to: Museo Colecciones ICO, Madrid, October 22, 2002–January 6, 2003 (Joaquín Torres-García: un mundo construido).
Museo Colecciones ICO, Madrid, Joaquín Torres-García: Un Mundo Construido, October 22, 2002–January 6, 2003, ill., p. 162.
Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García, November 25, 2003–April 11, 2004, no. 186, ill., p. 203.
The Menil Collection, Houston, Joaquín Torres-García: Constructing Abstraction with Wood, September 25, 2009–January 3, 2010. (Ramírez 2009); (The Menil Collection 2010), no. 35, ill., p. 138. Traveled to: San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, February 20–May 3, 2010.
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern, October 25, 2015–February 15, 2016, ill., p. 29, fig. 18. Traveled to: Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, May 16–September 11, 2016; Museo Picasso, Málaga, Spain, October 10, 2016–January 29, 2017.
Published References
Record last updated October 21, 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. "Hombre abstracto sentado, 1929 (1929.71)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1228 (accessed on May 1, 2025).