Joaquín Torres-García (Uruguayan 1874-1949)
Frutas
initialed and dated 'J.T.G. 40' (lower left)
oil on cardboard
16 x 18 in. (40.6 x 45.7 cm.)
Painted in 1940.
Provenance
Estate of the Artist (#761), Montevideo.
Estate of Horacio Torres, Montevideo.
Galería Sur, Montevideo.
Acquired from the above by the present owner (1999).
Exhibited
Montevideo, Galería Sur, Bodegones del sur, 1999, no. 16.
Lot Essay
We are grateful to Mrs. Cecilia de Torres for her assistance in confirming the authenticity of this work; to be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist under archive number P 1940.68.