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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
1928.184 (estate: 209)
Nature morte cafetière
Alternate title: Composición
1928
Oil on canvas
15 x 18 1/8 in. (38 x 46 cm)
Signed upper left: J. Torres-GARCIA; dated upper right: 28
Private collection, Barcelona
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Augusto Torres, Montevideo
Private collection
Private collection, Barcelona
Exhibitions
1974 The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Galleries, Texas, Joaquín Torres-García, 1874-1949: Chronology and Catalogue of the Family Collection, October 13–November 24, 1974, no. 53, ill., p. 81 (Spanish version p. 89). Traveled to: Fundación Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas, Venezuela, January 13–February 26, 1975; Galería INC, Museo de Arte Italiano, Lima, Peru, August 22–September 1975.2009 Sala Dalmau
Sala Dalmau, Barcelona, Spain, J. Torres García 1874 - 1949: 30 Anys de Galeria, November 10–December 30, 2009.2015 Museo de Bellas Artes de Murcia
Museo de Bellas Artes de Murcia, Murcia, Spain, Joaquín Torres-García 1874-1949, May 7–July 5, 2015, ill., p. 61, as Composición.2015–2016 Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern, October 25, 2015–February 15, 2016, ill., p. 67. Traveled to: Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, May 16–September 11, 2016; Museo Picasso, Málaga, Spain, October 10, 2016–January 29, 2017.Published References
Schaefer 1945
Schaefer, Claude. Torres-García. Buenos Aires: Poseidón, 1945, ill. no. 25.de Torre 1959
de Torre, Guillermo. 37 Obras Comprendidas en el Período 1929-1947. Montevideo: Museo Torres García, 1959, ill.Benvenuto 1959a
Benvenuto, Sergio. "Joaquín Torres-García El Pintor." Artes (Montevideo) año 1, no. 2 (August 1959), ill. p. 7.Vignolo 1960
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. 33.Unknown newspaper 1960g
"Homenaje a Torres García." Unknown newspaper (Montevideo), August 8, 1960.Record last updated June 15, 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. "Nature morte cafetière, 1928 (1928.184)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=860 (accessed on December 26, 2025).