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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
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
Estate of the artist
Olimpia Torres, Montevideo
Private collection, Montevideo
Galería Guillermo de Osma, Madrid
Private collection
Exhibitions
1936 Salón des Surindependants
Salón des Surindependants, Paris, 1936. Traveled to: Amigos de Arte, Montevideo, Uruguay, June 1938 (5a Exposición de la Asociación de Arte Constructiva).1974 Museo de Arte Precolombino
Museo de Arte Precolombino, Colección Matto, Montevideo, Uruguay, Exposición Homenaje a Joaquín Torres-García: Juguetes, Objetos de Arte, Maderas, October 1974, no. 24.1992 Schwabenlandhalle Fellbach
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, 1992.1997 Centro de Exposiciones y Congresos
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, 1997.1997 Cultural Rioja
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, 1997.1999 Museo Ramón Gaya
Museo Ramón Gaya, Murcia, Joaquín Torres-García: Óleos, dibujos, esculturas y juguetes, March 1–May 12, 1999, ill.2002 Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg
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).2002–03 Museo Colecciones ICO
Museo Colecciones ICO, Madrid, Joaquín Torres-García: Un Mundo Construido, October 22, 2002–January 6, 2003, ill., p. 162.2003–04 Museo Picasso
Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García, November 25, 2003–April 11, 2004, no. 186, ill., p. 203.2009–10 The Menil Collection
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, 2010.2015–2016 Museum of Modern Art
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
Rowell 2009
Rowell, Margit. Joaquín Torres-García. Barcelona: Poligrafa, 2009, ill. p. 35.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 2, 2025).