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Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
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1930.21 (estate: 533)
Formes abstractes métaphysiques
1930
Oil on canvas
57 1/2 x 45 1/8 in. (146 x 114.5 cm)
Signed lower left: J. Torres-GARCIA; dated lower right: 30
Alejandra, Aurelio, and Claudio Torres
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Horacio Torres
Estate of Horacio Torres
Alejandra, Aurelio, and Claudio Torres
Exhibitions
1955 Musée national d'art moderne / Centre de création industrielle
Musée national d'art moderne / Centre de création industrielle, Paris, Joaquín Torres García, November–December 1955, no. 12.1957 Museo Torres-García
Museo Torres-García, Montevideo, Uruguay, July–October 1957, no. 23.1962b Museo Torres-García
Museo Torres-García, Montevideo, Uruguay, Joaquín Torres-García 28 VII-1874 – 8 VIII- 1949, August 1962, no. 12, ill.1969 Museo Torres García
Museo Torres García, Montevideo, Uruguay, Homenaje a Joaquin Torres-García en este aniversario 1949-1969, August 1969, no. 2.1970 The National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Joaquín Torres García 1874-1949, October 2–November 1, 1970, no. 15, ill., p. 48. Traveled to: The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, December 12, 1970–January 31, 1971; Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, February 16–March 31, 1971.1971 André Emmerich Gallery
André Emmerich Gallery, New York, 18 works by Joaquín Torres-García, September 18–October 6, 1971.1972 Haus Der Kunst
Haus Der Kunst, Munich, Welt Kulturen und moderne Kunst, June 16–September 30, 1972, ill., p. 512.1973 Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo
Museo Español de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid, Exposición Antológica Torres-García, April–May 1973, no. 75. Traveled to: Museo de Arte Moderno, Barcelona, Spain, June 1973.1987–88 Musee de Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Musee de Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, Le siècle de Picasso, October 1987–January 1988, no. 56, ill., p. 111. Traveled to: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, January 29–March 13, 1988.2002 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. 93. 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. 97.2003 Jan Krugier Gallery
Jan Krugier Gallery, New York, Jean-Michel Basquiat – Gaston Chaissac – Jean Dubuffet – Joaquín Torres-García, 2003, no. 41, ill., p. 58. Traveled to: Galerie Enrico Navarra, Paris, 2003.2003–04 Museo Picasso
Museo Picasso, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García, November 25, 2003–April 11, 2004, no. 193, ill., p. 207.2005 IVAM
Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Valencia, Spain, El fuego bajo las cenizas (de Picasso a Basquiat), May 5–August 28, 2005.2005–06 Musée Maillol
Musée Maillol, Fondation Dina Vierny, Paris, Le feu sous les cendres, de Picasso à Basquiat, October 8, 2005–February 13, 2006, ill., p. 47.2007–08 Richard L. Feigen & Co.
Richard L. Feigen & Co, New York, Drawing in Space, November 1, 2007–January 18, 2008.2010 Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya
Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, Torres-García: Diposit temporal per un any de la Collecció Alejandra, Aurelio i Claudio Torres al MNAC, 2010, ill., p. 81 (English version p. 51).2018 Acquavella Galleries
Acquavella Galleries, New York, The Worlds of Joaquín Torres-García, April 12–May 25, 2018, plate 32, ill., p. 143, as Formes abstractes métaphysiques.Published References
Boletín Museo Torres-García 1958
"Boletín Museo Torres-García." Museo Torres-García 2 (February 1958), ill.Museo Torres-García 1958
Museo Torres-García. Boletín no. 2. Montevideo, 1958. Exhibition catalogue, ill. on cover.Iglesias 1975
Iglesias, Jose Maria. "Clasicismo y Americanismo." Mundo Hispanico (Madrid) "Extraordinario Dedicado al Pintor Torres (May 1975), ill. p. 57.Onetti 1975a
Onetti, Juan Carlos. "Joaquín Torres-García." "Extraordinario Dedicado al Pintor Torres-García." Mundo Hispánico (Madrid), no. 326 (May 1975), ill.Montealegre 1986
Montealegre, Samuel. "Alcuni Apporti Dell'Arte Visiva Latino-Americana a Quella Europea (II)." Terzoocchio (Bologna) anno XII, no. 3(40) (Settembre 1986), ill. p. 40.Bozal 1992
Bozal, Valeriano. Pinturas y esculturas Españolas del siglo XX (1900-1939). Summa Artis, Historia General del Arte. Vol. XXXVI. Madrid: Espasa Calipe, 1992, ill. p. 532.Braun 1993
Braun, Barbara. "Joaquín Torres-García: The Alchemical Grid." In Pre-Columbian Art and the Post-Columbian World, Ancient American Sources of Modern Art. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1993, ill. p. 259.Sureda 1995
Sureda, Joan. Catalunya genio a genio: del siglo XI al siglo XXI. Barcelona: El Mundo de Cataluña, ill. p. 177, as Formes abstractes métaphysiques.Record last updated May 8, 2015. 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. "Formes abstractes métaphysiques, 1930 (1930.21)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=970 (accessed on July 5, 2025).