Joaquín Torres-García (1874-1949)
Cabeza de hombre
signed and dated 'J. TORRES-GARCIA, 1927' (along the upper edge)
oil on canvas
18¼ x 15 1/8 in. (46.4 x 38.4 cm.)
Painted in 1927.
Provenance
Alfredo Atreaga, Montevideo. R.A. Wiles, New York. Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 19 May 1994, lot 94 (illustrated in color). Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
C. de Torres and S.V. Temkin, "Cabeza de hombre, 1927, (1927.27)" in Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné, https://https://torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=677, (accessed on 11 July 2016).
Lot Essay
We are grateful to Cecilia de Torres for her assistance cataloguing this work.