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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
1921.04 (estate: 15)
Retrato de Augusto Torres
Alternate title: Cabeza de niño
c.1921
Oil on canvas
13 3/16 x 11 in. (33.5 x 28 cm)
Neither signed nor dated
Provenance
Estate of the artist
Augusto Torres, Montevideo
Estate of Augusto Torres
Exhibitions
1933 Museo de Arte Moderno
Museo de Arte Moderno, Madrid, Exposición de J. Torres-García, April 1–7, 1933, no. 4, as Cabeza de niño, Dated 1920. Traveled to: Sociedad de Artistas Ibéricos, Patronato del Turismo, Madrid, April 1933.1951 Instituto de Arte Moderno
Instituto de Arte Moderno, Buenos Aires, Joaquin Torres-García, Pinturas, April 1951, no. 19.2010 Caixa Cultural
Caixa Cultural, Rio de Janeiro, Torres-García, Traços de Nova York, May 1–June 13, 2010. (Caixa Cultural 2010), ill., p. 25 and 138. Traveled to: Museo Torres García, Montevideo, 2010–11.2010–11 Museo Torres García
Museo Torres García, Montevideo, Uruguay, Trazos de New York: Joaquín Torres García, 2010–11, no. 13, ill., p. 133. Traveled to: Caixa Cultural, Rio de Janeiro, May 1–June 13, 2010.Published References
Schaefer 1945
Schaefer, Claude. Torres-García. Buenos Aires: Poseidón, 1945, ill. no. 19.São Paulo, V Bienal, Sala Torres-García 1959
São Paulo, V Bienal, Sala Torres-García. 37 Obras Comprendidas en el Período 1929-1947. 1959. Exhibition catalogue, ill.Benvenuto 1959a
Benvenuto, Sergio. "Joaquín Torres-García El Pintor." Artes (Montevideo) año 1, no. 2 (August 1959), ill. p. 7.Cassou 1960b
Cassou, Jean. "Un Apóstol: Torres-García." Translated by Maria Luisa Torrens.. El País (Montevideo), March 20, 1960, ill.Record last updated April 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. "Retrato de Augusto Torres, c.1921 (1921.04)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=394 (accessed on April 19, 2025).