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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
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Series / Set
T4.612
Pueblo
Alternate titles: A set of wooden toys; Le Village
c.1928–29
Oil on wood
12 pieces
12 pieces
4 5/16 x 18 1/2 x 6 11/16 in. (11 x 47 x 17 cm)
Original box: 7 7/8 x 10 x 1 3/16 in. (20 x 25.5 x 3.1 cm)
Provenance
Private collection
Christie's, New York, May 17, 1989, lot 125, ill. p. 143.
Private collection
Christie's, New York, May 28, 1997, Important Latin American Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture, lot 115, ill. p. 168.
Private Collection, New York
Daniela Chappard Foundation, New York
Sotheby's, New York, May 15, 2018, Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale, lot 173.
Private collection
Sotheby's, New York, March 5, 2024, Modern Discoveries, lot 1318.
Private collection
Exhibitions
1997–98 IVAM
Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (IVAM) Centre Julio González, Valencia, Spain, Aladdin Toys, Los juguetes de Torres-García, September 18, 1997–January 4, 1998, no. 91, ill., p. 171. Traveled to: La Caixa, Barcelona, Spain, 1998.2002–03 Museo Colecciones ICO
Museo Colecciones ICO, Madrid, Joaquín Torres-García: Un Mundo Construido, October 22, 2002–January 6, 2003, ill., p. 145.2006 Espace Bellevue
Espace Bellevue, Biarritz, France, Passion et raison d'un esprit constructif: Une Conquete de l'Art D'Amerique Latine: Oeuvres de la Fundación Daniela Chappard, June 27–September 30, 2006, no. 28, ill., p. 50, as Le Village.2010–11 Museo Picasso
Museo Picasso, Málaga, Spain, Toys of the Avant-Garde, October 2010–January 2011. (Museo Picasso Málaga 2011), ill., p. 290, 370.Published References
Lucie-Smith 1993
Lucie-Smith, Edward. Latin American Art of the 20th Century. London: Thames & Hudson, 1993, no. 62, ill. p. 80, as A set of wooden toys.Record last updated March 30, 2018. 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. "Pueblo, c.1928–29 (T4.612)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=2195 (accessed on April 26, 2024).