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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
1938.20 (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
Estate of the artist
Augusto Torres, Montevideo
Rose Fried Gallery, New York
Private collection
Sotheby's New York, New York, May 16 and 17, 1989, Latin American Art, lot 75, ill.
Private collection, New York
Cecilia de Torres, Ltd., New York
Galería Ruth Benzacar, Buenos Aires
Private collection, Buenos Aires
Exhibitions
1965 Rose Fried Gallery
Rose Fried Gallery, New York, Joaquín Torres-García 1874-1949 - 15th Memorial Exhibition, January 6–February 13, 1965, ill.1970 The National Gallery of Canada
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, 1971.1993 Acquavella Galleries, Inc.
Acquavella Galleries, Inc, New York, XIX & XX Century Master Paintings & Sculptures, October 25–November 24, 1993.1995a Cecilia de Torres, Ltd.
Cecilia de Torres, Ltd, New York, Joaquín Torres-García 1874-1949, Summer 1995, no. 5.1996 Galerie Zabriskie
Galerie Zabriskie, Paris, Le cercle de Torres-García, 1996, no. 29.1997 Ruth Benzacar Galería de Arte
Ruth Benzacar Galería de Arte, Buenos Aires, Torres-García y 10 Artistas del Taller, April 16–May 17, 1997, ill.Published References
Peluffo 1996
Peluffo, Gabriel. "Torres García in Montevideo." Art Nexus vol. 22 (Oct/Dec 1996), ill. p. 75, Dated 1942.Gradowczyk 2007
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).