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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
Estate of the artist
Horacio Torres
Estate of Horacio Torres
Private collection
Galerie Jan Krugier, Geneva, Switzerland
Private collection, Argentina
Rachel Adler Fine Art, New York
Private collection, New York
Exhibitions
1974 Knoedler Contemporary Art
Knoedler Contemporary Art, New York, Joaquín Torres-García (1874-1949), February 9–March 2, 1974, ill.1977 Sidney Janis Gallery
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).1983–84 Arnold Herstand & Company
Arnold Herstand & Company, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: 1874-1949, Late Paintings, November 29, 1983–January 28, 1984, ill.1998 Galería Palatina
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.2000 David Findlay Fine Art
David Findlay Fine Art, New York, Native American Influences or 1930s and 1940s Modernist, March 23–May 13, 2000.2022 Ortuzar Projects
Ortuzar Projects, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: Toys, January 27–March 12, 2022, as Grafismo universal sobre plano de color.Published References
Rosenthal 1977
Rosenthal, Deborah. "Joaquin Torres-Garcia." Arts Magazine (December 1977), ill.El Cronista 1998
"Joaquin Torres Garcia: Una muestra pocas veces vista en las galerias." El Cronista (Buenos Aires), September 22, 1998, ill.La Maga 1998
"Joaquin Torres-Garcia." La Maga (Buenos Aires), September 23, 1998, ill.La Nación 1998
"Recomendamos Joaquin Torres Garcia." La Nación (Buenos Aires), November 23, 1998, ill.Gradowczyk 2007
Gradowczyk, Mario H. Torres-García: Utopía y Transgresión. Montevideo: Fundación Torres-García, 2007. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 306, no. 8.7Record 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).