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Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
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1928.134 (estate: 606)
Deux figures de noires
Alternate titles: Deux figures de noirs; Dos figuras de negros; Dos figuras primitivas
1928
Oil on cardboard
19 5/8 x 15 3/4 in. (50 x 40 cm)
Signed upper left: J. Torres-GARCIA; upper right: 28
An incomplete portrait of Torres-García's wife, Manolita, was discovered on the verso of this painting during restoration.
Provenance
Joaquin Molina collection, Buenos Aires
Exhibitions
XXII Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, Brazil, Joaquín Torres-García, October 12–December 10, 1994, no. 9, ill., p. 28, as Dos figuras de negros.
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Barradas/Torres García, August–September 1995, no. 26, as Dos figuras de negros.
Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, A Vanguarda no Uruguai: Barradas e Torres-García, May 30–June 21, 1996, no. 52, ill., p. 77, as Dos figuras de negros. Traveled to: Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, Brazil, August 1–30, 1996.
Published References
Pereda, Raquel. Joaquín Torres-García. Uruguay: Fundación Banco de Boston, 1991, ill. p. 121, as Deux figures de noirs.
Record last updated March 31, 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. "Deux figures de noires, 1928 (1928.134)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=815 (accessed on September 8, 2025).