Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
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1940.91
Retrato
1940
Oil on cardboard
19 7/8 x 14 3/16 in. (50.5 x 36 cm)
Signed upper left: JTG; dated upper right: 40
Provenance
Exhibitions
Museo Nacional de Artes Plásticas, Montevideo, Uruguay, Torres-García, July 1974, no. 104, ill.
Remark
This painting is likely a portrait of George Gershwin, an American composer and pianist who became one of the most influential figures in 20th-century music during the 1920s and 1930s. He is best known for works such as Rhapsody in Blue, An American in Paris, and the opera Porgy and Bess. He died following surgery for a brain tumor on July 11, 1937, at the age of 38.
Record last updated May 1, 2026. 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. "Retrato, 1940 (1940.91)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1710 (accessed on May 14, 2026).