Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1943.12 (estate: 762)
Grafismo universal sobre plano de color
1943
Oil on cardboard
20 1/2 x 28 in. (52.1 x 71.1 cm)
Signed lower left: JTG; dated left center: 43
Private collection, New York
Provenance
Private collection
Private collection, Argentina
Private collection, New York
Exhibitions
Knoedler Contemporary Art, New York, Joaquín Torres-García (1874-1949), February 9–March 2, 1974, ill.
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, Paintings, Reliefs & Drawings by J. Torres-García, October 4–29, 1977, no. 31, ill. Traveled to: Gimpel & Hanover, Zurich, 1978; Gimpel Fils, London, April 18–May 20, 1978 (J. Torres-García 1874-1949: The Constructivist Work).
Arnold Herstand & Company, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: 1874-1949, Late Paintings, November 29, 1983–January 28, 1984, ill.
Galería Palatina, Buenos Aires, Joaquín Torres-García, (1874-1949): Pinturas, dibujos, construcciones y juguetes, September 23–October 13, 1998, no. 51, ill., p. 15, Ills. on exhibition invitation.
David Findlay Fine Art, New York, Native American Influences or 1930s and 1940s Modernist, March 23–May 13, 2000.
Ortuzar Projects, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: Toys, January 27–March 12, 2022, as Grafismo universal sobre plano de color.
Published References
"Joaquin Torres Garcia: Una muestra pocas veces vista en las galerias." El Cronista (Buenos Aires), September 22, 1998, ill.
"Recomendamos Joaquin Torres Garcia." La Nación (Buenos Aires), November 23, 1998, ill.
Gradowczyk, Mario H. Torres-García: Utopía y Transgresión. Montevideo: Fundación Torres-García, 2007. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 306, no. 8.7
Record last updated March 24, 2022. 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. "Grafismo universal sobre plano de color, 1943 (1943.12)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1879 (accessed on July 8, 2025).