Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1938.20 (estate: 818)
Estructura abstracta con formas en línea roja
Alternate title: Composition in Red, Black and White
1938
Tempera on cardboard
20 7/8 x 16 1/2 in. (53 x 42 cm)
Signed upper right: J.T.G; dated upper left: 38
Signed upper right: AAÇ
Private collection, Buenos Aires
Provenance
Private collection
Private collection, New York
Private collection, Buenos Aires
Exhibitions
Rose Fried Gallery, New York, Joaquín Torres-García 1874-1949 - 15th Memorial Exhibition, January 6–February 13, 1965, ill.
The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Joaquín Torres García 1874-1949, October 2–November 1, 1970, no. 41, ill., p. 74, as Composition in Red, Black and White. 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.
Acquavella Galleries, Inc, New York, XIX & XX Century Master Paintings & Sculptures, October 25–November 24, 1993.
Cecilia de Torres, Ltd, New York, Joaquín Torres-García 1874-1949, Summer 1995, no. 5.
Ruth Benzacar Galería de Arte, Buenos Aires, Torres-García y 10 Artistas del Taller, April 16–May 17, 1997, ill.
Published References
Peluffo, Gabriel. "Torres García in Montevideo." Art Nexus vol. 22 (Oct/Dec 1996), ill. p. 75, Dated 1942.
Gradowczyk, Mario H. Torres-García: Utopía y Transgresión. Montevideo: Fundación Torres-García, 2007. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 282, no. 7.45.
Record last updated August 7, 2014. 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. "Estructura abstracta con formas en línea roja, 1938 (1938.20)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1522 (accessed on July 14, 2025).