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Elefante, c.1928 (T4.300)
Elefante, c.1928 (T4.300)
Elefante, c.1928 (T4.300)
Elefante, c.1928 (T4.300)
Elefante, c.1928 (T4.300)
Elefante, c.1928 (T4.300)
Elefante, c.1928 (T4.300)
Elefante, c.1928 (T4.300)
Elefante, c.1928 (T4.300)
Elefante, c.1928 (T4.300)
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Classification: Toys
Medium: Oil
Support: Wood
Year: 1928
T4.300 (estate: 49)
Elefante
Alternate title: Un Elefante
c.1928
Oil on wood
11 pieces
Variable dimensions
Private collection, New York
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Ifigenia Torres
Private collection, New York
Exhibitions
1977 Da Vinci Libros
Da Vinci Libros, Montevideo, Uruguay, Joaquin Torres Garcia: Exposición de juguetes, December 1977, no. 1, as Elefante.
2010–11 Museo Picasso
Museo Picasso, Málaga, Spain, Toys of the Avant-Garde, October 2010–January 2011. (Museo Picasso Málaga 2011), ill., p. 286.
2011–12 Grand Palais
Grand Palais, Paris, Des Jouets et Des Hommes, September 14, 2011–January 23, 2012, no. 102, ill., p. 285. Traveled to: Helsinki Art Museum, Helsinki, February 21–May 20, 2012.
Published References
Torres-García 1922–23
Torres-García, J. Aladdin Toys Catalogue. New York: Barbèra Alfani and Venturi, 1922-1923, no. 4.
Supplemental Images
Elefante, c.1928 (T4.300). 1922, pencil on paper
1922, pencil on paper
Elefante, c.1928 (T4.300). Aladdin Toys Catalogue
Aladdin Toys Catalogue
Documentary Materials
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Archivo Fundación Torres García, Montevideo

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Paris, December 1927

 
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Torres García's newspaper clippings

 
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Joaquín Torres García
1917-1919
 
Record last updated January 4, 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. "Elefante, c.1928 (T4.300)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=2211 (accessed on March 28, 2024).