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Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1932.90 (estate: 1074)
Objeto con número 1
1932
Oil and nails on wood
18 1/2 x 8 7/8 x 3 5/8 in. (47 x 22.5 x 9.2 cm)
Signed and dated verso: J. Torres-GARCIA 32
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Horacio Torres
Estate of Horacio Torres
Private collection, New York
The Art Institute of Chicago
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. 73.1981 Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc.
Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc, New York, Joaquín Torres-García - Paintings, Constructions and Drawings, September 9–October 3, 1981. (Salander-O'Reilly Gallery 1981), no. 26, ill.1985–86b Hayward Gallery
Hayward Gallery, London, Torres-García: Grid-Pattern-Sign: Paris-Montevideo 1924-1944, November 14, 1985–February 23, 1986, no. 46, ill., p. 48. Traveled to: Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain, March 13–May 4, 1986; Stadtische Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, Germany, June 28–August 17, 1986; Center for the Fine Arts, Miami, September 14–November 9, 1986; Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Texas, February 14–April 5, 1987.1991 Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, J. Torres-García, June 18–August 21, 1991, no. 67, ill., p. 107. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Spain, September 5–November 10, 1991.1992 Plaza de Armas
Plaza de Armas, Sevilla, Artistas Latinoamericanos del siglo XX, August 11–October 12, 1992.1992–93 Centre Georges Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, Art d'Amérique latine: 1911- 1968, November 12, 1992–January 11, 1993, ill., p. 332.1993 Museum Ludwig
Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Latinamerikanische Kunst im 20 Jahrhundert, February 8–April 25, 1993, ill., p. 150.1995a Cecilia de Torres, Ltd.
Cecilia de Torres, Ltd, New York, Joaquín Torres-García 1874-1949, Summer 1995, no. 15.1996a Fundação Arpad Szenes – Vieira da Silva
Fundação Arpad Szènès – Vieira da Silva, Lisbon, Portugal, J. Torres-García, obra constructivista, May 9–July 21, 1996, no. 22, ill.1996 Museo de Pontevedra
Museo de Pontevedra, Spain, J.Torres-García, obra constructiva, August–September 1996, no. 30, 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. 167, did not travel. Traveled to: Museo Colecciones ICO, Madrid, October 22, 2002–January 6, 2003 (Joaquín Torres-García: un mundo construido).2002–2003 Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea de Bergamo
Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea de Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy, Arte Astratta Argentina, December 2002–March 2003, no. 86, ill. Traveled to: Fundación Proa, Buenos Aires, July–September 2003.2009–10 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. 83, ill., p. 80-81. 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. 140. Traveled to: Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, May 16–September 11, 2016; Museo Picasso, Málaga, Spain, October 10, 2016–January 29, 2017.Published References
Centro Nacional Museo de Arte Reina Sofia 1997
Centro Nacional Museo de Arte Reina Sofia. Arte Maderas. Madrid, 1997. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 15.Maslach 1998
Maslach, Adolfo. Joaquín Torres-García: sol y luna del arcano. Caracas: UNESCO, 1998, ill. detail p. 352, no. 193.Record last updated June 22, 2016. 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. "Objeto con número 1, 1932 (1932.90)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1307 (accessed on July 5, 2025).