Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
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Keywords
- Construction:
1932.16
Composition
1932
Oil on canvas
28 1/4 x 19 3/4 in. (71.8 x 50.2 cm)
Signed lower center: J. Torres-GARCIA 32
Provenance
Dr. Román Fresnedo Siri
The Museum of Modern Art, New York (Gift of Dr. Román Fresnedo Siri)
Exhibitions
1947 Knoedler Gallery
Knoedler Gallery, New York, An Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings of Latin America for the Benefit of the Bryn Mawr College Fund, April 21–May 10, 1947, no. 81, as Composition.1949 Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Painting and Sculpture in the Museum of Modern Art, January 1–July 1, 1949, ill., p. 226.1971–72 The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin, The University Art Museum, Texas, Joaquín Torres-García, December 1, 1971–January 16, 1972, no. 25.2004 El Museo del Barrio
El Museo del Barrio, New York, Latin American & Caribbean Art: MoMA at El Museo, March 4–July 25, 2004, ill., p. 95.2015–2016 Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern, October 25, 2015–February 15, 2016, ill., p. 143. Traveled to: Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, May 16–September 11, 2016; Museo Picasso, Málaga, Spain, October 10, 2016–January 29, 2017.Published References
Kirstein 1943
Kirstein, Lincoln. The Latin-American Collection of the Museum of Modern Art. New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1943, ill. p. 86, no. 266.Cotter 2005
Cotter, Holland. "Outside In." The New York Times, March 30, 2005, ill.Albuquerque Museum of Art 2005–2006
Albuquerque Museum of Art. Picasso to Plensa. A Century of Art from Spain. Albuquerque: 2005-2006. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 16, fig. 5.Record last updated October 20, 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. "Composition, 1932 (1932.16)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1126 (accessed on April 23, 2024).