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Object Details

Artist

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

Provenance

Joseph Jossua, to 15 February 1968

Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York. Sale 2553, 15 February 1968, lot. 79, ill. p. 75.

Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 15 February 1968-6 March 1972

Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972

Exhibition History

NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA, Ottawa. "Joaquin Torres-Garcia, 1874-1949," September 1970, no. 7, p. 19, ill. p. 40. TOUR: SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York, 12 December-31 January 1971; MUSEUM OF ART, RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, Providence, 16 February-31 March.

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, no. 379, ill. p. 272; p. 754.

HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Crosscurrents of Modernism: Four Latin American Pioneers," 11 June-7 September 1992, no. 25, ill. p. 129; p. 128.

NEWARK MUSEUM. "Constructive Spirit: Abstract Art in South and North America, 1920's-1950's," 16 February-23 May 2010.

Published References

LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), fig. 379, p. 272; p. 754.

RUSSELL, JOHN. The Great Divide 1950-70, vol. 2 of The Meaning of Modern Art (New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1975), no. 6, fig.3.

UNSIGNED. The American Vision Calendar 1977 (Universe Books, 1976), ill.

UNSIGNED. Monthly Labor Review 105 (July 1982) (U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics), no. 7, cover ill.

AQUIN, STEPHANE, et al. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: The Collection (New York: DelMonico Books, 2022), pl. 65, p. 85.

Credit Line

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972

Date

1920

Accession Number

72.297

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on paper mounted on wood

Dimensions

18 3/8 × 25 7/8 in. (46.6 × 65.8 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/py297bcb862-3968-4cdc-adfb-3f9f8ad40467

Record ID

hmsg_72.297