Lot 218
  • 218

Joaquín Torres-García (1874-1949)

Estimate
40,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description

  • Joaquín Torres-García
  • Puerto de Amberes
  • oil on canvas
  • 20 by 28 in.
  • 50.8 by 71.2 cm.
  • Painted circa 1944.

Provenance

The Collection of Fredi and Natacha Guthmann, Buenos Aires
Private Collection, Spain

Exhibited

Buenos Aires, Centro de Artes Visuales, Instituto Torcuato di Tella, Joaquín Torres-García: Obras de museos y colecciones particulares de Montevideo y Buenos Aires, November 4-29, 1964, no. 30, illustrated
Buenos Aires, Galería Palatina, Joaquín Torres-García, August-October 1977, no. 16

Literature

"Apocalipsis y escultura en la obra de Torres-García", Pluma y Pincel, August 30, 1977, p. 17, illustrated

Condition

The surface of the canvas presents some minor soiling. Tape residue along the edges. Otherwise in good condition.
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