Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres
Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti
Catalogue Entry
1939.05
Retrato de Margherita Sarfatti
Alternate title: Mujer con sombrero de paja
1939
Oil on cardboard
22 7/8 x 16 1/16 in. (58 x 43 cm)
Signed upper left: JTG; dated upper right: 39
Margherita Sarfatti was Mussolini's lover from 1913 to 1936. In 1939 she moved from Rome to Uruguay to escape from the situation in Italy. During her first year in Montevideo she met Torres-García who painted her portrait three times.
Provenance
Private collection, Washington D.C.
Private collection, Washington D.C.
Exhibitions
Art Museum of the Americas, Washington, D.C., From Torres García to Soto, June 26–October 7, 1992, ill., p. 24.
Record last updated August 4, 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 Margherita Sarfatti, 1939 (1939.05)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1552 (accessed on April 21, 2025).