Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1940.95 (estate: 611)
Retrato de Lluís Companys
c.1940
Oil on cardboard
14 x 10 5/8 in. (35.5 x 27 cm)
Signed lower left: J. Torres-GARCIA; undated
Lluís Companys was the President of Catalonia (Spain) from 1934 through the Spanish Civil War. He was captured by the Nazis and executed by firing squad on October 15, 1940 by General Francisco Franco.
Provenance
Exhibitions
Museo Torres García, Montevideo, Uruguay, Acervo de la Fundación, 1990, no. 30.
Record last updated May 5, 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. "Retrato de Lluís Companys, c.1940 (1940.95)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1714 (accessed on July 7, 2025).