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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
1920.02 (estate: 113)
Retrato de Claude Orejuela
1920
Oil on canvas
14 1/8 x 10 in. (36 x 25.5 cm)
Signed upper center: Torres GARCIA 1920
Restored
Torres-Garcia met Claude Orejuela in New York. In the artist's autobiography, Historia de mi Vida, he describes Orejuela as "the Aragonese friend of Torres, whose fate landed him here [in New York], and he is a rebel. He studied the violin, painted, had dreams, and wanted to live freely (un aragonés amigo de Torres, a quien el azar llevó allí, y que es un rebelde. Estudia el víolin, pinta, tiene ensueños, y quiere vivir libremente...)" (p. 155)
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Manolita Piña de Torres-García, Montevideo
Augusto Torres, Montevideo
Estate of Augusto Torres
Record last updated April 9, 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. "Retrato de Claude Orejuela, 1920 (1920.02)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=380 (accessed on April 27, 2024).