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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
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
Estate of the artist
Horacio Torres
Estate of Horacio Torres
Galería Sur, Punta del Este, Uruguay
Exhibitions
1977 Meredith Long & Company
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, 1977.1987 Galería Sur
Galería Sur, Punta del Este, Uruguay, 4 Artistas Sur Americanos: Torres García, Figari, Barradas, Cuneo, Summer 1987, no. 2, ill., p. 10.1988b Galería Sur
Galería Sur, Buenos Aires, VI Salón del Anticuario, September 1988.1991 Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
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, 1991.1994 XXII Bienal Internacional de São Paulo
XXII Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, Brazil, Joaquín Torres-García, October 12–December 10, 1994, no. 6, ill., p. 27.1995 Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Buenos Aires
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Barradas/Torres García, August–September 1995, no. 16.2002 Musée d'Art Moderne et Contemporain de Strasbourg
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).2002–03 Museo Colecciones ICO
Museo Colecciones ICO, Madrid, Joaquín Torres-García: Un Mundo Construido, October 22, 2002–January 6, 2003, ill., p. 49.2003–04 Museo Picasso
Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García, November 25, 2003–April 11, 2004, no. 69, ill., p. 83.2007 Museo de Pontevedra
Museo de Pontevedra, Spain, A Vangarda Cotia: Torres García e Barradas, 1917-1929, July 6–September 2, 2007, ill., p. 96.2007–08 Fundación Caixa Girona
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 1998
Sureda Pons, Joan. Torres-García: Pasión Clásica. Madrid: Akal Arte Contemporáneo, 1998, ill. p. 34.Oriol Galeria d'Art 2006
30 pinturas de 1919 a 1949- New York-Paris-Madrid-Montevideo. Barcelona, 2006. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 12.Bozal 2013
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).