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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
1928.189 (estate: 446)
Femme abstraite
1928
Oil on canvas
19 1/4 x 15 in. (49 x 38 cm)
Signed upper right: J. Torres GARCIA; dated upper left: 28
Restored 2013
This work was painted over another 1928 work (signature and date are visible along left-side)
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Olimpia Torres, Montevideo
Private collection, Montevideo
Private collection, Montevideo
Private collection, Montevideo
Sotheby's, New York, May 27, 2015, Latin American Art, lot 183, ill. p. 95.
Private collection
Christie's, New York, October 1, 2025, Upcoming Latin American Art Sale.
Exhibitions
1936b Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes
Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes, Montevideo, Uruguay, 4a Exposición de pintura de J. Torres-García, October 18–November 2, 1936.1974 Museo Nacional de Artes Plásticas
Museo Nacional de Artes Plásticas, Montevideo, Uruguay, Torres-García, July 1974, no. 49.1981 Galería Palatina
Galería Palatina, Buenos Aires, Joaquín Torres García 1927-1930, April 22, 1981, no. 15, ill.Published References
Pazos 1981
Pazos, Luis. "El que adelantó el reloj." somos arte (May 1, 1981), ill. p. 35.Revista Pepe 1981
"Joaquín Torres García, un creador." Revista Pepe (Buenos Aires) (July 1981), ill.Record last updated June 16, 2025. 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. "Femme abstraite, 1928 (1928.189)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=865 (accessed on June 23, 2025).