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Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1938.10 (estate: 827)
Formas anímicas en rojo y negro
1938
Tempera on cardboard
31 7/8 x 20 1/8 in. (81 x 51 cm)
Signed lower center: JTG; dated lower left: 38
Signed lower center: AAÇ
Provenance
Estate of the Artist
Galería René Metras, Barcelona
Royal S. Marks, New York
Sotheby's New York, New York, November 20, 1989, Twenty Works by Joaquín Torres-García from the Estate of Royal S. Marks, lot 11, ill.
Galerie Gmurzynska, Zurich
Daros Latinamerica Collection, Zurich
Exhibitions
1973 Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo
Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid, Exposición Antológica Torres-García, April–May 1973, no. 91, ill., p. 105. Traveled to: Museo de Arte Moderno, Barcelona, Spain, June 1973.1974 Galería Dau al Set
Galería Dau al Set, Barcelona, Spain, Torres García (1874-1949): Exposición Homenaje Centenario de su Nacimiento, February 1974, no. 13, ill.1974 Galería Biosca
Galería Biosca, Madrid, Exposición J. Torres-García, June 5–28, 1974, no. 43.1985–86b Hayward Gallery
Hayward Gallery, London, Torres-García: Grid-Pattern-Sign: Paris-Montevideo 1924-1944, November 14, 1985–February 23, 1986, ill., p. 84 no. 101. 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, 1987.1987 Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, Art of the Fantastic: Latin America, 1920-1987, July 28–September 13, 1987, ill., p. 79. Traveled to: The Queens Museum, Flushing, New York, October 10–December 6, 1987; Center for Art, Miami, January 15–March 4, 1988; Centro Cultural/Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City, March 25–May 2, 1988.1991 Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, J. Torres-García, June 18–August 21, 1991, no. 96, ill., p. 141. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Spain, September 5–November 10, 1991.1999–2000 Museum Ludwig
Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Kunstwelten im Dialog, von Gaugin zur globalen Gegenwart, November 5, 1999–March 19, 2000, no. 169, ill., p. 224.2000–01 Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Heterotopias: Medio siglo sin-lugar: 1918-1968, December 12, 2000–November 27, 2001, ill., p. 149.Published References
Argul 1973
Argul, Jose Pedro. "La irrupción de Torres-García en su país." Mundo Hispánico (Madrid) No. 301 (April 1973), ill. p. 38.Jardí 1973
Jardí, Enric. Joaquín Torres-García. Barcelona: Polígrafa, 1973, ill. p. 210, no. 293.Miami Today 1986
"Center for the Fine Arts." September 18, 1986, ill.Pulido 2000
Pulido, Navidad. "El arte iberoamericano desembarca en el Reina Sofia con toda su artilleria." ABC, December 12, 2000, ill.The Daros Collection 2008
The Daros Collection. Face to face: The Daros collections. Zurich, 2008. Exhibition catalogue, ill.Record last updated July 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 anímicas en rojo y negro, 1938 (1938.10)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1515 (accessed on July 9, 2025).