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Hirshhorn

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Object Details

Artist

Joaquín Torres-García, Uruguayan, b. Montevideo, 1874–1949

Provenance

Galerie Pierre, Paris, 1953
Jon Streep, New York, to 28 May 1968
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, New York, 28 May 1968-1972
Gift of Jon N. Streep through the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1972

Exhibition History

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, no. 427, ill. p. 306; p. 754.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Crosscurrents of Modernism: Four Latin American Pioneers," 11 June-7 September 1992, no. 34, ill. p. 135.

Published References

LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), fig. 427, p. 306; p. 754.
FLETCHER, VALERIE. "Joaquin Torres-Garcia: Composition," in Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: 150 Works of Art (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996), p. 50, ill.
AQUIN, STEPHANE, et al. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: The Collection (New York: DelMonico Books, 2022), pl. 66, p. 86.
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Credit Line

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Jon N. Streep through the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1972

Date

1932

Accession Number

72.296

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

28 1/2 x 23 5/8 in. (72.5 x 60 cm)

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Data Source

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/py2fd5b5b29-48bb-46e7-ac4e-e05039a1fb17

Record ID

hmsg_72.296

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