Composition
Object Details
- Artist
- Joaquín Torres-García, Uruguayan, b. Montevideo, 1874–1949
- Provenance
- André Lefèvre, Paris
- Sale: Hôtel Drouot, Pari, "Collection Andrew Lefevre," 24 November 1967, lot 130, ill.
- Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 24 November 1967-6 March 1972
- Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
- Exhibition History
- HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Ibero-American Art: Selections from the Hirshhorn Museum Collection," 8 October-15 November 1981, unpublished checklist, no. 22.
- MUSEO NACIONAL CENTRO DE ARTE REINA SOFIA, Madrid. "J. Torres-Garcia," June-August 1991, no. 64, p. 104. Tour: IVAM, Valencia, Sept-Nov. 1991.
- HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Crosscurrents of Modernism: Four Latin American Pioneers," 11 June-7 September 1992, no. 28, ill. p. 130; p. 131.
- MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, International Program, New York. "Latin American Artists of the 20th Century, 1992-93," no. 213, ill. p. 353. TOUR: MUSÉE D'ART MODERNE, CENTRE POMPIDOU, Paris, 10 November 1992-11 January 1993; COLOGNE KUNSTHALLE, 8 February-25 April (withdrawn from MoMA show: see file for the changes).
- MUSEO NACIONAL CENTRO DE ARTE REINA SOFIA, Madrid. "Heterotopias: Medio Siglo Sin Lugar," 12 December 2000-27 February 2001.
- Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn, NY. "Latin Viewpoints," August 17-November 3, 1996, ill. p. 88.
- Menil Collection, Houston. "Joaquin Torres-Garcia: Constructing Abstraction with Wood, Sept 25, 2009-Jan 3, 2010, no. 59, ill. p. 68. Tour: San Diego Museum of Art, CA, Feb 20-May 3, 2010.
- Published References
- MOSS, BRETT. "Shedding light on Latin artists," Washington Times (29 August 1994), p. C14.
- UNSIGNED. "Latin American Artists in Washington DC Collections," Washington Sun (22 September 1994), n.p.
- See file for further info: MASLACH 1998 and GRADOWCZYK 2007.
- Credit Line
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
- 1931
- Accession Number
- 72.295
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 45 3/4 x 35 3/8 in. (116.2 x 89.9 cm)
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- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
- On View
- Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 2nd Floor
- Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
- Record ID
- hmsg_72.295
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2a977abca-a3b1-406e-95f7-c9bf3e3cdc22
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