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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
1927.28
Secando la ropa
Alternate titles: Composition with Flags; Windows
1927
Oil on canvas
12 1/2 x 18 in. (32 x 46 cm)
Signed lower center: J. Torres-GARCIA; dated lower right: 27
Provenance
René Gimpel, Paris
Gimpel Fils Gallery, London
Christie's, New York, May 18, 1988, Latin American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture, lot 55, ill. p. 72.
Private collection, Paris
Calmels Chambre Cohen, Paris, April 6, 2001, Art moderne et contemporain, lot 46.
Galería J&E, Caracas
Sotheby's, New York, November 21, 2001, Latin American Art, lot 100, ill. p. 126.
Private collection, Caracas
Christie's, New York, November 23, 2016, Latin American Art, lot 98, ill. 177.
Exhibitions
1978 Gimpel Fils
Gimpel Fils, London, J. Torres-García 1874-1949: The Constructivist Work, April 18–May 20, 1978, no. 57, as Windows. Traveled to: Gimpel & Hanover, Zurich, 1978.1984 Gimpel Fils
Gimpel Fils, London, Joaquín Torres-García: Paintings & Constructions, June 19–July 14, 1984. (Stellweg 1984), no. 2, as Composition with Flags.Record last updated November 29, 2016. 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. "Secando la ropa, 1927 (1927.28)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=610 (accessed on March 8, 2026).