Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
1926.01 (estate: 203)
Tres figuras primitivas
Alternate title: Tres figuras
1926
Tempera on incised plaster on canvas
14 13/16 x 18 1/8 in. (37.5 x 46 cm)
Signed upper center: J.TG; dated upper right: 26
Provenance
Exhibitions
Meredith Long & Company, Houston, Works by Joaquín Torres-García 1874-1949, April 14–30, 1977, no. 203. Traveled to: Meredith Long Contemporary, New York, November 12–December 1, 1977.
Galería Sur, Punta del Este, Uruguay, 4 Artistas Sur Americanos: Torres García, Figari, Barradas, Cuneo, Summer 1987, no. 2, ill., p. 10.
Galería Sur, Buenos Aires, VI Salón del Anticuario, September 1988.
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, J. Torres-García, June 18–August 21, 1991, no. 23, ill., p. 63. Traveled to: Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Spain, September 5–November 10, 1991.
XXII Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, Brazil, Joaquín Torres-García, October 12–December 10, 1994, no. 6, ill., p. 27.
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Barradas/Torres García, August–September 1995, no. 16.
Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg, France, Joaquín Torres-García: un monde construit, May 24–September 8, 2002, ill., p. 43. Traveled to: Museo Colecciones ICO, Madrid, October 22, 2002–January 6, 2003 (Joaquín Torres-García: un mundo construido).
Museo Colecciones ICO, Madrid, Joaquín Torres-García: Un Mundo Construido, October 22, 2002–January 6, 2003, ill., p. 49.
Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García, November 25, 2003–April 11, 2004, no. 69, ill., p. 83.
Museo de Pontevedra, Spain, A Vangarda Cotia: Torres García e Barradas, 1917-1929, July 6–September 2, 2007, ill., p. 96.
Fundación Caixa Girona, Spain, Torres-García Darrere la mascara constructiva, November 15, 2007–January 13, 2008, ill., p. 49, 83. Traveled to: Can Palauet i Museu de Mataro, Barcelona, Spain, January 19–February 17, 2008.
Published References
Sureda Pons, Joan. Torres-García: Pasión Clásica. Madrid: Akal Arte Contemporáneo, 1998, ill. p. 34.
30 pinturas de 1919 a 1949- New York-Paris-Madrid-Montevideo. Barcelona, 2006. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 12.
Bozal, Valeriano. Historia de la pintura y la escultura del siglo XX en España - Vol. I: 1900-1939. Madrid: Antonio Machado, 2013, p. 170, as Tres figuras.
Record last updated December 14, 2017. 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. "Tres figuras primitivas, 1926 (1926.01)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=456 (accessed on February 6, 2026).