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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
1946.11 (estate: 901)
Figuras a cinco colores
1946; artist's estate dates as 1945
Oil on canvas
50 x 56 in. (127 x 146 cm)
Signed and dated lower right: JTG 46
Relined
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Private collection
Galerie Jan Krugier, Ditesheim & Cie, Geneva
Private collection
Christie's New York, November 19, 2008, Latin American Sale, lot 13, ill. p. 39.
Exhibitions
1964 Instituto Torcuato Di Tella
Centro de Artes Visuales, Instituto Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires, Joaquín Torres-García: Obras de museos y colecciones particulares de Montevideo y Buenos Aires, November 4–29, 1964, no. 20, ill.1970 The National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Joaquín Torres García 1874-1949, October 2–November 1, 1970, no. 60, ill., p. 91, Dimensions as 16 x 18 in. (40.6 x 45.7 cm). 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, 1971.1980 Museo de Bellas Artes
Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas, Joaquín Torres García y su visión constructiva, May 1980, no. 21, ill.1981 Museo de Monterrey
Museo de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, Exposición del gran pintor uruguayo Joaquín Torres –García, April–June 1981. (Museo de Monterrey 1981), no. 26, ill.1983–84 Arnold Herstand & Company
Arnold Herstand & Company, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: 1874-1949, Late Paintings, November 29, 1983–January 28, 1984, ill.1984 Gimpel Fils
Gimpel Fils, London, Joaquín Torres-García: Paintings & Constructions, June 19–July 14, 1984. (Stellweg 1984), no. 13.1991 The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Galleries, Texas, El Taller Torres-García-The School of the South and Its Legacy, September–December 1991, no. 98, ill., p. 209. Traveled to: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, June–August 1991; Museo de Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, January–April 1992; The Bronx Museum, New York, September 1992–January 10, 1993; Museo Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City, February–May 1993.2003–04 Museo Picasso
Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García, November 25, 2003–April 11, 2004, no. 299, ill., p. 304-305.Published References
Fevre 1964
Fevre, Fermin B. "Obras de un Maestro Uruguayo." El Cronista Comercial, November 18, 1964, ill.Rhode Island School of Design 1971
Rhode Island School of Design. Joaquín Torres-Garcia, 1874-1949. Providence, 1971. Exhibition catalogue, ill. no. 60, p. 91.Torroella 1975
Torroella, Santos. "Con Mondrian al Fondo." "Extraordinario Dedicado al Pintor Torres-García." Mundo Hispánico (Madrid), no. 326 (May 1975), ill. p. 67.El Heraldo de México 1981
"Exposición de Joaquín Torres Garcia en el Museo de Arte Moderno." El Heraldo de México, February 4, 1981, ill. p. 8C.Herrera 1981
Herrera, Mario. "La Obra de Joaquin Torres es un proceso experimental." El Norte (Monterrey, Mexico), May 7, 1981, ill. p. 5D.Torres-García 1994
Torres-García, Joaquín. Universalismo Constructivo. 2nd Ed.. Madrid: Alianza, 1994, ill.Record last updated April 27, 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. "Figuras a cinco colores, 1946; artist's estate dates as 1945 (1946.11)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=2031 (accessed on April 26, 2025).