Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1947.30 (estate: 685)
Perspectiva con monumento y barco negro
1947
Oil on cardboard
19 x 24 3/4 in. (48.2 x 63.9 cm)
Signed lower right: JTG; dated lower left: 47
Provenance
Exhibitions
The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Joaquín Torres García 1874-1949, October 2–November 1, 1970, no. 62, ill., p. 93. 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.
Published References
São Paulo, V Bienal, Sala Torres-García. 37 Obras Comprendidas en el Período 1929-1947. 1959. Exhibition catalogue, ill.
Vignolo, Luis H. "Reencuentro con la tradición española en la pintura de Torres Garcia." Revista de la Facultad de Arquitectura (Montevideo), no. 2 (May 1960), ill. p. 47.
"At RISD Museum of Art Torres-García exhibition." The Providence Sunday Journal (Rhode Island), February 14, 1971, ill.
Conde, Manuel. "Significación de Torres-García en el Arte Actual." Mundo Hispánico (Madrid) "Extraordinario Dedicado al Pintor Torres-García," (May 1975), ill. p. 66.
T[orrens], M[aria] L[uisa]. "Un Torres García en 16.000 Dólares." Unknown publication [El País ?] (Montevideo), February 26, 1977, ill. p. 12, Although illustrated, this article does not relate to this painting.
Record last updated April 13, 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. "Perspectiva con monumento y barco negro, 1947 (1947.30)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=2083 (accessed on August 28, 2025).