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1931.134 (estate: 1050)
Formas superpuestas en color (Colored Superimposed Forms)
1931
Tempera and nails on wood
14 5/8 x 11 x 1 3/8 in. (37.1 x 28 x 3.4 cm)
Signed and dated verso: J. Torres-GARCIA 31
Private collection, Zurich
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Horacio Torres
Estate of Horacio Torres
Galerie Jan Krugier & Cie, Geneva, Switzerland
Private collection, Zurich
Exhibitions
1970 The National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Joaquín Torres García 1874-1949, October 2–November 1, 1970, no. 79, p. 107. Traveled to: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, December 12, 1970–January 31, 1971; Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, February 16–March 31, 1971.1980 Museo de Bellas Artes
Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Joaquín Torres García y su visión constructiva, May 1980, no. 23.1981 Museo de Arte Moderno
Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Exposición del gran pintor uruguayo Joaquín Torres-García, (1874-1949), February 5–March 15, 1981. Traveled to: Museo de Monterrey, Mexico, April–June 1981 (Museo de Monterrey 1981).1981 Museo de Monterrey
Museo de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, Exposición del gran pintor uruguayo Joaquín Torres –García, April–June 1981. (Museo de Monterrey 1981), no. 28.1991 Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, J. Torres-García, June 18–August 21, 1991, no. 55, ill., p. 95. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Spain, September 5–November 10, 1991.2002 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. 161. 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. 169.2003–04 Museo Picasso
Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García, November 25, 2003–April 11, 2004, no. 200, ill., p. 214.2009–10 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. 67, ill., p. 67. Traveled to: San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, February 20–May 3, 2010.Published References
Jardí 1973
Jardí, Enric. Joaquín Torres-García. Barcelona: Polígrafa, 1973, ill. p. 176, no. 237.Museo de Arte Precolombino, Colección Matto 1974
Museo de Arte Precolombino, Colección Matto. Exposición Homenaje a Joaquín Torres-García: Juguetes, Objetos de Arte, Maderas. Montevideo: 1974. Exhibition catalogue, ill.Iglesias 1975
Iglesias, Jose Maria. "Clasicismo y Americanismo." Mundo Hispanico (Madrid) "Extraordinario Dedicado al Pintor Torres (May 1975), ill. p. 63.Albee 1980
Albee, Edward. Louise Nevelson: Atmospheres and Environments. New York: The Whitney Museum of American Art, 1980. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 27, no. 13. Reproduced upside down.Torres-García 1984c
Torres-García, Joaquín. Universalismo Constructivo. Vol. 5. Madrid: Alianza, 1984, no. 8.Maslach 1998
Maslach, Adolfo. Joaquín Torres-García: sol y luna del arcano. Caracas: UNESCO, 1998, ill. detail p. 352, no. 196.Record last updated April 7, 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. "Formas superpuestas en color (Colored Superimposed Forms), 1931 (1931.134)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1295 (accessed on May 10, 2025).