Joaquín Torres-García (1874-1949)

oil on canvas

Estate of the artist, Montevideo (1959-1961)
Rose Fried Gallery, New York (1961)
Royal Marks Gallery, New York (1970)
Duane Wilder, New York
Bernard Chappard, Caracas
Private Collection, Geneva

Montevideo, Amigos del Arte, Primera exposición en el Uruguay de Joaquín Torres-García, obras retrospectivas y recientes, de 1898 hasta 1934, June, 1934, n.n.
New York, Royal Marks Gallery, J. Torres-García: Paintings 1928-1945, January-February, 1962, no. 12
New York, Royal Marks Gallery, J. Torres-García: Paintings 1931-1946, Oceanic Art, March 29-April 26, 1969, no. 1, illustrated
Ottawa, The National Gallery of Canada; New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Providence, Rhode Island School of Design, Museum of Art, Joaquín Torres-García 1874-1949, October, 1970-February, 1971, p. 51, no. 18, illustrated
Santa Fé de Bogotá, Quinta Galería, Torres-García y la Escuela del Sur, October-November, 1994, p. 11, illustrated in color
Lisbon, Fundaçao Arpad Szenés-Vieira da Silva, J. Torres-García, May 9-July 21, 1996, no. 7, illustrated in color
Pontevedra, Museo de Pontevedra, 24º bienal de arte, J. Torres-García, obra constructivista, August-September, 1996, no. 9, illustrated in color

"Se inauguró la exposición de Torres-García," El Diario, June 6, 1934, illustrated
Robert Pincus-Witten, "Torres-García," Artforum, Summer, 1969, p. 61, illustrated

This painting has been quite recently restored and although it may be slightly dirty, it is ready to be hung in its current state. The canvas has been lined. The lining is supporting the surface well and while it is reversible, we see no reason to change this element of the restoration. Under ultraviolet light no restorations are immediately noticeable and there are most likely no restorations. In the center of the left side, a very bright green fluorescent patch is noticeable under ultraviolet light however it appears not to relate to any retouches. The painting may well brighten slightly if cleaned yet essentially the picture is in very good state. (This condition report has been provided courtesy of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.)
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