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Joaquín Torres-García (1874-1949)
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description
- Joaquín Torres-García
- Forma en blanco y negro
- inscribed with signature and dated 32
- oil on wood with nails
- 17 1/2 by 9 1/2 by 3 in.
- 44 by 23 by 7.6 cm
Provenance
Estate of the artist
CDS Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
CDS Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
London, Hayward Gallery, November 14, 1985-February 23, 1986; Barcelona, Fundació Joan Miró, March 13-May 4, 1986; Düsseldorf, Städtosche Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, July-August 1986; Torres-García: Grid-Pattern-Sign: Paris-Montevideo 1924-1944, no. 65, p. 61, illustrated in color
Houston, The Menil Collection, September 25, 2009-January 3, 2010; San Diego, San Diego Museum of Art; February 20-May 3, 2010; Joaquín Torres-García: Constructing Abstraction with Wood, no. 81, p. 76, illustrated in color
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern, October 25-February 15, 2016, p. 211
Houston, The Menil Collection, September 25, 2009-January 3, 2010; San Diego, San Diego Museum of Art; February 20-May 3, 2010; Joaquín Torres-García: Constructing Abstraction with Wood, no. 81, p. 76, illustrated in color
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Joaquín Torres-García: The Arcadian Modern, October 25-February 15, 2016, p. 211
Literature
Mari-Carmen Ramírez and Héctor Olea, Inverted Utopias: Avant-Garde Art in Latin America, Houston, 2004, no. 91, p. 162, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition taking its age and media selected by the artist into account. There is wear to the extreme edges/corners of the structure. Some rubbing/loss to the paint layer is apparent due to the work's age. The work is stamped with the number 956 and inscribed in pencil Rose Frick on the reverse.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.