Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
1940.07 (estate: 62)
Rafael
1940
Oil on cardboard
21 1/4 x 12 3/4 in. (54 x 32.5 cm)
Signed lower left: J. Torres-GARCIA; dated lower right: 40
Provenance
Exhibitions
Galería Müller, Buenos Aires, Exposición J. Torres García, September 1942, no. 4.
Musée national d'art moderne / Centre de création industrielle, Paris, Joaquín Torres García, November–December 1955, no. 33.
Museo Torres-García, Montevideo, Uruguay, Exposición de la colección de retratos del maestro en el Museo Torres-García, July 1962, no. 14.
The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Joaquín Torres García 1874-1949, October 2–November 1, 1970, no. 46, ill., p. 30 and 78. 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.
Museo Torres García, Montevideo, Uruguay, Acervo de la Fundación, 1990, no. 29, ill., p. 36-37.
Museo Torres García, Montevideo, Uruguay, Retrospectiva de pinturas 1906-1949, con piezas aún no expuestas del acervo, reunidas en homenaje a Manolita, 1990, no. 26.
Centro de Exposiciones y Congresos, Zaragoza, Spain, Joaquín Torres García: artista y teórico, April 10–June 22, 1997, no. 23, ill., p. 78. Traveled to: Sala de Exposiciones de la Diputación de Huesca, Spain, July 11–August 24, 1997.
iberCaja, Cultural Rioja, Logroño, Spain, Joaquín Torres García: artista y teórico, August 29–September 28, 1997, no. 40, ill., p. 108. Traveled to: Museo de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, October 16–November 23, 1997.
Published References
Fló, Juan. "El Centenario Joaquín Torres-García, un destino americano." Crisis (Buenos Aires) año 2, no. 16 (August 1974), ill. p. 67.
"Summary of Articles." "Extraordinario Dedicado al Pintor Torres-García." Mundo Hispánico (Madrid), no. 326 (May 1975), ill. p. 78.
Sureda Pons, Joan. Torres-García: La fascinació del clássic. Barcelona: Lunwerg Editores, 1993, ill. p. 87.
The Menil Collection. Joaquín Torres-García: Constructing Abstraction with Wood. Houston, 2010. Exhibition catalogue (2009–10 The Menil Collection), ill. p. 217.
Record last updated August 12, 2021. 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. "Rafael, 1940 (1940.07)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1629 (accessed on July 8, 2025).