Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres

Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti

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Classification: Sculpture, Relief, and Assemblage

Medium: Oil

Support: On wood

Year: 1930

1930.83 (estate: 913)

Forme rouge

1930

Oil and nails on wood

13 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. (35 x 18.5 cm)

Estate of Ifigenia Torres

Provenance

Estate of the artist

Ifigenia Torres, Montevideo

Estate of Ifigenia Torres

Exhibitions

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. 66, 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. 155. Traveled to: Museo Colecciones ICO, Madrid, October 22, 2002–January 6, 2003 (Joaquín Torres-García: un mundo construido).

2003–04 Museo Picasso

Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García, November 25, 2003–April 11, 2004, no. 192, ill., p. 205.

2005 IVAM

Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Valencia, Spain, El fuego bajo las cenizas (de Picasso a Basquiat), May 5–August 28, 2005.

2005–06 Musée Maillol

Musée Maillol, Fondation Dina Vierny, Paris, Le feu sous les cendres, de Picasso à Basquiat, October 8, 2005–February 13, 2006, ill., p. 50.

2006 Jan Krugier Gallery

Jan Krugier Gallery, New York, Torres-García: Selected Works from the Alejandra, Aurelio, Claudio Torres Collection, May 23–July 14, 2006, no. 27, ill., p. 23.

2018 Acquavella Galleries

Acquavella Galleries, New York, The Worlds of Joaquín Torres-García, April 12–May 25, 2018, plate 34, ill., p. 146, as Forme rouge.

Record last updated April 30, 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. "Forme rouge, 1930 (1930.83)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1274 (accessed on August 22, 2025).