Lot 63
  • 63

Joaquín Torres-García

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Joaquín Torres-García
  • Bodegón con zanahorias
  • monogramed JTG (upper left) and dated 44 (upper right)
  • oil on cardboard
  • 16 1/8 x 20 1/2 in.

Provenance

Estate of the artist
Horacio Torres
Estate of Horacio Torres
Sale: Montevideo, Juan Enrique Gomensoro, 3rd June 2003, lot 59
Private collection, Palma de Mallorca

Exhibited

Montevideo, Comisión Municipal de Cultura, Exposición J. Torres-García, 1951, no. 87
Punta de Este, Galería Sur, Bodegones del sur, 1998, no. 1, illustrated in the catalogue p. 4
Barcelona, Sala Dalmau, J. Torres García 1874-1949: 30 Anys de Galeria, 2009

Literature

Mario H. Gradowczyk, Torres García: Utopía y Transgresión, Montevideo, 2007, no. 5.61, illustrated p. 164

Condition

The board is stable. There are some small paint losses in places and an approx. 2cm surface scratch towards the right part of the upper edge. Under UV light, only a few lines and dots of old varnish appears to fluoresce, however there is no evidence of retouching. This work is in very good condition.
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