Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1938.11 (estate: 947)
Madera con hombre universal
1938
Hot iron engraving on wood
11 3/4 x 11 in. (30 x 28 cm)
Signed lower left: JTG; dated lower right: 38
Provenance
Exhibitions
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Barradas/Torres García, August–September 1995, no. 58, ill., p. 103.
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, A Vanguarda no Uruguai: Barradas e Torres-García, May 30–June 21, 1996, no. 63, ill., p. 88. Traveled to: Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, Brazil, August 1–30, 1996.
Published References
Fló, Juan. "Joaquín Torres García y el arte prehispánico." In Imaginarios Prehispánicos en el Arte Uruguayo:1870-1970, Museo de Arte Precolombino e Indígena. Montevideo, 2006. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 67, fig. 9.
Record last updated April 27, 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. "Madera con hombre universal, 1938 (1938.11)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1516 (accessed on July 9, 2025).