Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1917.15
Calle de Barcelona
Alternate title: Escena callejera
1917
Oil on cardboard
11 5/8 x 13 3/4 in. (30 x 35 cm)
Signed and dated lower left: J.TG 1917
Provenance
Private collection, Barcelona
Exhibitions
Museo Nacional de Artes Visuales, Montevideo, Uruguay, Joaquín Torres-García, Época Catalana (1908-1928), August–September 1988, no. 31, ill., p. 53.
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, J. Torres-García, June 18–August 21, 1991, no. 16, ill., p. 55, Dated 1918. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Spain, September 5–November 10, 1991.
Fundación La Caixa, La Pedrera, Barcelona, Spain, Las Vanguardias en Catalunya 1906-1939, July 16–September 30, 1992, ill., p. 207.
Sala Dalmau, Barcelona, Spain, Vanguardias Historicas, December 1992.
Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García, November 25, 2003–April 11, 2004, no. 81, ill., p. 97.
Sala Parés, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García: Between Noucentisme and Avant-gardes (1891-1934), November 30, 2024–February 1, 2025, no. 42, ill., p. 41.
Published References
Pereda, Raquel. Joaquín Torres-García. Uruguay: Fundación Banco de Boston, 1991, ill. p. 79.
Bozal, Valeriano. Pinturas y esculturas Españolas del siglo XX (1900-1939). Summa Artis, Historia General del Arte. Vol. XXXVI. Madrid: Espasa Calipe, 1992, ill. p. 531.
Maslach, Adolfo. Joaquín Torres-García: sol y luna del arcano. Caracas: UNESCO, 1998, ill. p. 126, no. 36.
García-Bermejo, Jose Maria Faerna. Joaquín Torres-García. Barcelona: Polígrafa, 2002, ill. no. 27.
Torres-García, Traços de Nova York. Rio de Janeiro, 2010. Exhibition catalogue (2010 Caixa Cultural), ill. p. 51.
Record last updated April 25, 2025. 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. "Calle de Barcelona, 1917 (1917.15)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=195 (accessed on September 12, 2025).