Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1937.06 (estate: 790)
Figura en estructura con signos universales
1937
Tempera on cardboard
27 1/2 x 19 3/4 in. (70 x 50 cm)
Signed upper left; dated upper right: 1937
Torres-García signed this painting in his invented alphabet, created in 1937 and found in many of his works created during the AAC period.
Private collection, Madrid
Provenance
Private collection, New York (Stolen 1975 and recovered 2003)
Private collection, Madrid
Exhibitions
Royal Marks Gallery, New York, J. Torres-García, Paintings, 1931 - 1946/Oceanic Art, March 29–April 26, 1969, no. 19, ill.
The University of Texas at Austin, The University Art Museum, Texas, Joaquín Torres-García, December 1, 1971–January 16, 1972, no. 41.
Published References
Ducan, Barbara. "Joaquín Torres García." Americas Vol. 22, No. 11-12 (November-December 1970), ill. p. 17.
Minai, Leanora. "Thought forever lost, art is found." St. Petersburg Times (Florida), February 14, 2003.
Thompson, Stephen. "'Would you Like to See My Etchings?' Solves Crime." Tampa Tribune, February 14, 2003.
Record last updated March 12, 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. "Figura en estructura con signos universales, 1937 (1937.06)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1468 (accessed on June 21, 2025).