Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1937.07 (estate: 485)
Ritmos curvos en blanco y negro
c.1937
Tempera and casein on cardboard
31 3/4 x 18 3/4 in. (80.6 x 47.5 cm)
Signed upper left: AAÇ
Provenance
Exhibitions
Royal Marks Gallery, New York, J. Torres-García, Paintings 1928-1945, January 9–February 10, 1962, no. 11, ill.
Royal Marks Gallery, New York, J. Torres-García, Paintings, 1931 - 1946/Oceanic Art, March 29–April 26, 1969, no. 16, ill.
The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Joaquín Torres García 1874-1949, October 2–November 1, 1970, no. 35, ill., p. 68. 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.
Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Valencia, Spain, 1990.
Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Spain, Arte Abstracto, Arte Concreto: Paris, Cercle et Carré, 1930, September 20–December 2, 1990, no. 172, ill., p. 218.
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, J. Torres-García, June 18–August 21, 1991, no. 91, ill., p. 136. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Spain, September 5–November 10, 1991.
Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Valencia, Spain, Las colecciones del IVAM 1985-1992, July 2, 1991–May 4, 1992, ill., p. 40.
XXII Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, Brazil, Joaquín Torres-García, October 12–December 10, 1994, no. 23, ill., p 55.
Museo de Pontevedra, Spain, J.Torres-García, obra constructiva, August–September 1996, no. 18, ill.
Museo Ramón Gaya, Murcia, Joaquín Torres-García: Óleos, dibujos, esculturas y juguetes, March 1–May 12, 1999, ill.
Museo Colecciones ICO, Madrid, Joaquín Torres-García: Un Mundo Construido, October 22, 2002–January 6, 2003, ill., p. 208.
Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García, November 25, 2003–April 11, 2004, no. 277, ill., p. 282.
Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Valencia, Spain, La abstracción en la colección del IVAM, July 31–December 7, 2008, ill., p. 61.
Fundção de Arte Moderna e Contemporânea, Coleção Berardo, Lisbon, Spain, A Intuição e a Estrutura/La Intuición y la Estructura: De Torres-García a Vieira da Silva 1929-1949, December 4, 2008–January 25, 2009, ill., p. 89. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Valencia, Spain, February 24–April 19, 2009.
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern, October 25, 2015–February 15, 2016, ill., p. 155. Traveled to: Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, May 16–September 11, 2016; Museo Picasso, Málaga, Spain, October 10, 2016–January 29, 2017.
Published References
Fonseca, Gonzalo. "Torres-Garcia's symbols within squares." Art News vol. 50 (March 1960), ill. p. 31.
Maslach, Adolfo. Joaquín Torres-García: sol y luna del arcano. Caracas: UNESCO, 1998, ill. detail p. 573, no. 347.
Bernárdez, Carmen, ed. The collection of the IVAM. Madrid: Aldeasa, 2001, ill. p. 119.
Gradowczyk, Mario H. Torres-García: Utopía y Transgresión. Montevideo: Fundación Torres-García, 2007. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 265, no. 7.25.
Fundación Caixa Girona. Torres-García Darrere la màscara constructiva. Girona, 2007. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 26, fig. 7.
Sanchez Vidal, Agustin. Joaquín Torres-García. Madrid: Fundacio MAPFRE Instituto de Cultura, 2012, ill. p. 62.
Record last updated July 27, 2017. 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. "Ritmos curvos en blanco y negro, c.1937 (1937.07)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1469 (accessed on June 21, 2025).