Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1942.44
Marina de Villefranche
c.1942
Oil on canvas
18 3/4 x 22 5/8 in. (53.5 x 72 cm)
Signed lower left: J. Torres-Garcia; undated
The original owner of this work, Dr. Eduardo Victor Haedo, was the President of Uruguay from 1961-1962. The painting was offered to Che Guevara during his visit to Uruguay that same year.
Provenance
Exhibitions
Comisión Nacional de Bellas Artes, Punta del Este, Uruguay, De Blanes a nuestros días, August 1961, no. 188.
Comisión Nacional de Bellas Artes, Montevideo, Uruguay, Torres-García: Colección Privada de Montevideo, December 1962, no. 54.
Talleres Gráficos de Colombino Hermanos, Montevideo, Uruguay, Colección Eduardo Victor Haedo, 1963, Dimensions as 62 x 54.
Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de Granada, Spain, Joaquín Torres-García, June–July 1990, ill. Dated c. 1924-25.
Published References
Podestá, José María. J. Torres-García. Monografias de Arte. Serie Americana 3. Buenos Aires: Editorial Losada, 1946, ill. no. XVI, Dated 1924.
Record last updated May 8, 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. "Marina de Villefranche, c.1942 (1942.44)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1784 (accessed on July 3, 2025).