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Classification: Painting
Medium: Oil
Support: On cardboard
Year: 1917
1917.17 (estate: 23)
La Feria
Alternate titles: Calle de Barcelona; Composición; Entoldado; L'envelat; The Awning
1917
Oil on cardboard
20 1/8 x 28 1/2 in. (51 x 72.5 cm)
Signed upper right: J.TG; dated upper left: 1917
Private collection, Barcelona
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Manolita Piña de Torres-García
Private collection, Barcelona
Exhibitions
1970 The National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Joaquín Torres García 1874-1949, October 2–November 1, 1970, no. 5, ill., p. 38, as La Feria. Traveled to: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, December 12, 1970–January 31, 1971; Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, February 16–March 31, 1971.
1973 Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo
Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid, Exposición Antológica Torres-García, April–May 1973, no. 27, ill., p. 80. Traveled to: Museo de Arte Moderno, Barcelona, Spain, June 1973.
1973–74 The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Futurism: A Modern Focus: The Lydia and Harry Lewis Winston Collection, November 16, 1973–February 3, 1974, no. 5, ill., p. 38.
2000–01 Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Heterotopias: Medio siglo sin-lugar: 1918-1968, December 12, 2000–November 27, 2001.
20017–18 Museu Picasso
Museu Picasso de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 1917. Picasso in Barcelona, October 25, 2017–January 28, 2018, no. 58, ill., p. 62, as The Awning.
2002 Fundación Cultural MAPFRE VIDA
Fundación Cultural MAPFRE VIDA, Madrid, La generación de 14: Entre el Novecentismo y la Vanguardia, April 26–June 16, 2002, ill., p. 150.
2003–04 Museo Picasso
Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García, November 25, 2003–April 11, 2004, no. 80, ill., p. 96.
2011 Ibere Camargo Foundation
Ibere Camargo Foundation, Porto Alegre, Brazil, Joaquín Torres García: geometría, criação, proporção, September 10–November 20, 2011, ill., p. 83. Traveled to: Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, Brazil, December 3, 2011–February 26, 2012.
2014–15 Fundació Joan Miró
Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Barcelona, zona neutral: 1914-1918, October 25, 2014–February 15, 2015, ill., p. 84, as L'envelat, Ill. on exhibition invitation.
2015–2016 Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern, October 25, 2015–February 15, 2016, ill., p. 57. Traveled to: Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, May 16–September 11, 2016; Museo Picasso, Málaga, Spain, October 10, 2016–January 29, 2017.
2024–25 Sala Parés
Sala Parés, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García: Between Noucentisme and Avant-gardes (1891-1934), November 30, 2024–February 1, 2025, no. 41, ill., p. 45.
Published References
Iturbide 1935
Iturbide, J.V. "El Uruguay puede señalar al mundo nuevos derroteros artisticos." El Pueblo (Montevideo), February 21, 1935, ill.
Pinto 1940
Pinto, Ernesto. "J. Torres-García: alucinación y drama de la pintura." Revista Nacional (Montevideo) año III, no. 36 (December 1940), ill. p. 367.
Schaefer 1945
Schaefer, Claude. Torres-García. Buenos Aires: Poseidón, 1945, ill. no. 16.
São Paulo, V Bienal, Sala Torres-García 1959
São Paulo, V Bienal, Sala Torres-García. 37 Obras Comprendidas en el Período 1929-1947. 1959. Exhibition catalogue, ill.
Cassou 1960b
Cassou, Jean. "Un Apóstol: Torres-García." Translated by Maria Luisa Torrens.. El País (Montevideo), March 20, 1960, ill., as Composición.
Gutierrez 1973
Gutierrez, Fernando. "Torres-García en el Museo de Arte Moderno." La Vanguardia Española (Barcelona), June 23, 1973, ill. p. 28.
Jardí 1973
Jardí, Enric. Joaquín Torres-García. Barcelona: Polígrafa, 1973, ill. p. 95, no. 112.
del Castillo 1973b
del Castillo, Alberto. "J. Torres García o el Imperio de la Razón." Diario de Barcelona, July 23, 1973, ill.
Fló 1974
Fló, Juan. "El Centenario Joaquín Torres-García, un destino americano." Crisis (Buenos Aires) año 2, no. 16 (August 1974), ill. p. 68.
Gomez-Sicre 1975
Gomez-Sicre, Jose. "Torres-Garcia y la America Arcaica." "Extraordinario Dedicado al Pintor Torres-García.." Mundo Hispánico (Madrid), no. 326 (May 1975), ill. p. 26.
Maslach 1998
Maslach, Adolfo. Joaquín Torres-García: sol y luna del arcano. Caracas: UNESCO, 1998, ill. p. 126, no. 34.
García-Bermejo 2002
García-Bermejo, Jose Maria Faerna. Joaquín Torres-García. Barcelona: Polígrafa, 2002, ill. no. 24.
Rowell 2009
Rowell, Margit. Joaquín Torres-García. Barcelona: Poligrafa, 2009, ill. p. 14.
Caixa Cultural 2010
Torres-García, Traços de Nova York. Rio de Janeiro, 2010. Exhibition catalogue (2010 Caixa Cultural), ill. p. 74.
Viveros-Fauné 2016
Viveros-Fauné, Christian. "True South." Village Voice, January 6-January 12, 2016, ill.
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. "La Feria, 1917 (1917.17)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=201 (accessed on September 12, 2025).