The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Galleries, Texas, Joaquín Torres-García, 1874-1949: Chronology and Catalogue of the Family Collection, October 13–November 24, 1974, no. 71*, ill., p. 89 (Spanish version p. 98), Listed as number 31 in Caracas exhibition catalogue. Traveled to: Fundación Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas, Venezuela, January 13–February 26, 1975; Galería INC, Museo de Arte Italiano, Lima, Peru, August 22–September 1975.

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. 7, ill., on cover.

1982 Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf

Städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, Bilder sind nicht verboten, August 28–October 24, 1982, no. 180, ill., p. 184.

1984 Gimpel Fils

Gimpel Fils, London, Joaquín Torres-García: Paintings & Constructions, June 19–July 14, 1984. (Stellweg 1984), no. 9, ill.

2002 Royal Academy of Arts

Royal Academy of Arts, London, Paris: Capital of the Arts 1900-1968, January 26–April 19, 2002, no. 84, ill., p. 162. Traveled to: Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain, May 21–September 3, 2002.

2003–04 Museo Picasso

Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García, November 25, 2003–April 11, 2004, no. 252, ill., p. 264 and 232.

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. 49.

2010 Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya

Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García: Diposit temporal per un any de la Collecció Alejandra, Aurelio i Claudio Torres al MNAC, 2010, ill., p. 83 (English version p. 45).

Published References

Ratcliff 1985

Ratcliff, Carter. "Art: Painted Alphabets." Architectural Digest (November 1985), ill.

Braun 1993

Braun, Barbara. "Joaquín Torres-García: The Alchemical Grid." In Pre-Columbian Art and the Post-Columbian World, Ancient American Sources of Modern Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1993, ill. p. 263.

Rosso 2005

Rosso, Michela. "Joaquín Torres-García y David Alfaro Siqueiros: una historia de encuentros y desencuentros." Materia 5 (Barcelona) (2005), ill. p. 138, as Composición cósmica con hombre abstracto.

Supplemental Images

Composición cósmica con hombre abstracto, 1933 (1933.13). Related drawing from the artist's unpublished manuscript, "Notre boussole de navigateur dans la vie" (1932)

Related drawing from the artist's unpublished manuscript, "Notre boussole de navigateur dans la vie" (1932)

Record last updated December 6, 2019. 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. "Composición cósmica con hombre abstracto, 1933 (1933.13)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1381 (accessed on July 6, 2025).