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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
1929.57
Composition
1929
Pigments in aqueous medium on burlap
32 x 39 1/2 in. (81.3 x 100.2 cm)
Signed upper left: J. Torres-GARCIA; dated upper right: 29
Provenance
A.E. Gallatin
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Exhibitions
1930 Galerie 23
Galerie 23, Paris, 1ere Exposition Internationale Du Groupe Cercle et Carré, April 18–May 1, 1930, no. 107, ill.1937 Gallery of Living Art
Gallery of Living Art, New York, The A.E Gallatin Collection, 1937, no. 128.1940 Gallery of Living Art
Gallery of Living Art, New York, The A.E Gallatin Collection, 1940, no. 127, ill.1959 The Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, The United States Collects Pan American Art, July 22–September 7, 1959, no. 98.1961 Pan American Union
Pan American Union, District of Columbia, Joaquín Torres-García of Uruguay, April 19–May 5, 1961. Traveled to: San Francisco Museum of Art, California, July 13–August 15, 1961; Wells College, Macmillan Hall, Aurora, New York, October 15–November 15, 1961.1970 The National Gallery of Canada
The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Joaquín Torres García 1874-1949, October 2–November 1, 1970, no. 14, ill., p. 47. 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, 1971.1972–73 Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Philadelphia in New York, October 18, 1972–January 7, 1973, no. 88.1977 Centre Georges Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, Paris – New York, June 1–September 19, 1977, ill., p. 415.1992 Institute of Contemporary Art
Institute of Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, The Antagonistic Link: Joaquín Torres-García/Theo van Doesburg, 1992, no. 33, ill., p. 84.2015–2016 Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Modern Art, New York, Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern, October 25, 2015–February 15, 2016, ill., p. 82. Traveled to: Fundación Telefónica, Madrid, May 16–September 11, 2016; Museo Picasso, Málaga, Spain, October 10, 2016–January 29, 2017.Published References
Torres-García 1932e
Torres-García, Joaquín. Structures. 1932, ill.Gallery of Living Art 1940
Gallery of Living Art. Collection catalogue. New York: New York University, 1940, ill. no. 127.Huyghe 1961
Huyghe, René, ed. Larousse Encyclopedia of Modern Art. London: Prometheus Press, 1961, ill. p. 425 no. 1165.Elderfield 1971
Elderfield, John. "The language of abstract art." Art Forum (February 1971), ill. p. 51.Elderfield 1972
Elderfield, John. "Grids." Art Forum (May 1972), ill. p. 52.Sandler 1976
Sandler, Irving. The Triumph of American Painting: A History of Abstract Expressionism. New York: Harper & Row, 1976, ill. p. 1962.Daval 1980
Daval, Jean-Luc. Avant-Garde Art: 1914-1939. Geneva: Editions d'Art Albert Skira, 1980, ill. p. 170.Alloway and MacNaughton 1981
Allowayy, Lawrence and Mary Davis MacNaughton. "Adolph Gottlieb. A retrospective." The Arts Publisher (1981), ill. p. 33.Schipper 1984
Schipper, Merle S. "Hélions abstrakte Periode." In Jean Hélion, Abstraktion und Mythen des Alltags; Bilder, Zeichungen, Gouchen, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus. Munich, 1984. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 32.Stadtischen Galerie im Lenbachhus 1984
Stadtischen Galerie im Lenbachhus. Jean Helion: Abstraktion und Mythen des Alltags, Bilder, Zeichnungen, Gouacher 1925-1983. Munich, 1984. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 32.Gradowczyk 2007
Gradowczyk, Mario H. Torres-García: Utopía y Transgresión. Montevideo: Fundación Torres-García, 2007. Exhibition catalogue, ill. p. 179, no. 6.6Record 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, 1929 (1929.57)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=941 (accessed on May 6, 2024).