Joaquín Torres-García

Catalogue Raisonné

Under the direction of Cecilia De Torres

Assisted by Susanna V. Temkin, Madeline Murphy Turner, and Victoria L. Fedrigotti

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Classification: Painting

Medium: Oil

Support: On board

Year: 1924

1924.09

El compadrito

Alternate title: Personaje y farol

1924

Oil on board

11 7/8 x 19 in. (30.2 x 48.3 cm)

Signed lower left: J. Torres-GARCIA; dated lower right: 24

Provenance

Gimpel Fils Gallery, London

Christie's New York, November 24 and 25, 1992, Important Latin American Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture and Prints, lot 146, ill. p. 203.

Private collection, New York

Sotheby's New York, New York, November 21, 1995, Latin American Art, lot 43, ill.

Private collection

Castells, Montevideo, June 21, 2017, Taller Torres-García, lot 53, ill. p. 50.

Castells, Montevideo, Uruguay, June 12, 2019, Taller Torres-García, lot 52.

Supplemental Images

El compadrito, 1924 (1924.09)

Record last updated May 28, 2019. 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. "El compadrito, 1924 (1924.09)." In Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. www.torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=428 (accessed on March 14, 2025).