PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED FAMILY COLLECTION
Joaquín Torres-García (1874-1949)
Planismo
Details
Joaquín Torres-García (1874-1949)
Planismo
signed and dated 'JTG 43' (lower left) and titled 'Planismo' (lower center)
oil on cardboard mounted on board
17 ¾ x 23 7/8 in. (45 x 66 cm.)
Painted in 1943.
Planismo
signed and dated 'JTG 43' (lower left) and titled 'Planismo' (lower center)
oil on cardboard mounted on board
17 ¾ x 23 7/8 in. (45 x 66 cm.)
Painted in 1943.
Provenance
Estate of the artist.
Rose Fried Gallery, New York.
Knoedler Gallery, New York.
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York.
Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York.
Galería Guereta, Madrid.
Anon. sale, Gary Nader, Miami, 11 January 1998, lot 35 (illustrated).
Anon. sale, Sotheby's New York, 24 May 2006, lot 39 (illustrated in color).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Rose Fried Gallery, New York.
Knoedler Gallery, New York.
Sidney Janis Gallery, New York.
Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, New York.
Galería Guereta, Madrid.
Anon. sale, Gary Nader, Miami, 11 January 1998, lot 35 (illustrated).
Anon. sale, Sotheby's New York, 24 May 2006, lot 39 (illustrated in color).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
Joaquín Torres-García 1874-1949: Chronology and Catalogue of the Family Collection, Austin, The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Galleries, 1974, p. 40 (illustrated). Spanish language edition, p. 44 (illustrated).
O. Caballero, "Lo estética del caos," in El Medico, 8 September, 1990, (illustrated).
J. Maleze, "Torres-García: une abstraction symbolique," Parisco: une semaine de Paris, 27 June - 3 July 1990, detail (illustrated).
C. de Torres and S. V. Temkin, “Planismo, 1943 (1943.64).” Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. https://torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1929 (accessed December 21, 2016).
O. Caballero, "Lo estética del caos," in El Medico, 8 September, 1990, (illustrated).
J. Maleze, "Torres-García: une abstraction symbolique," Parisco: une semaine de Paris, 27 June - 3 July 1990, detail (illustrated).
C. de Torres and S. V. Temkin, “Planismo, 1943 (1943.64).” Joaquín Torres-García Catalogue Raisonné. https://torresgarcia.com/catalogue/entry.php?id=1929 (accessed December 21, 2016).
Exhibited
Montevideo, Uruguay, Salón del Ateneo de Montevideo, 222 Obras Retrospectivas y Recientes de J. Torres-García, 20 April 1947, no. 117.
Washington, D.C., Pan American Union, Torres-García and His Workshop, 2 February - 13 March 1950.
Buenos Aires, Centro de Artes Visuales, Instituto Torcuato Di Tella, Joaquín Torres-García: Obras de museos y colecciones particulares de Montevideo y Buenos Aires, 4 - 29 November 1964, no. 13.
New York, Knoedler Contemporary Art, Joaquín Torres-García (1874-1949), 9 February - 2 March, 1974.
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Paintings, Reliefs & Drawings by J. Torres-García, 4 - 29 October, 1977, no. 33. This exhibition also travelled to Zurich, Gimpel & Hanover, 1978; London, Gimpel Fils, 18 April - 20 May 1978.
New York, Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc., Joaquín Torres-García - Paintings, Constructions and Drawings, 9 September - 3 October, 1981, no. 18 (illustrated).
New York, Arnold Herstand & Company, Joaquín Torres-García: 1874-1949, Late Paintings, 29 November 1983 - 28 January 1984, (illustrated).
Paris, Galerie Marwan Hoss, Hommage a Torres-García: Oeuvres de 1928 à 1948, 30 May - 20 July 1990, p. 64 (illustrated).
Washington, D.C., Pan American Union, Torres-García and His Workshop, 2 February - 13 March 1950.
Buenos Aires, Centro de Artes Visuales, Instituto Torcuato Di Tella, Joaquín Torres-García: Obras de museos y colecciones particulares de Montevideo y Buenos Aires, 4 - 29 November 1964, no. 13.
New York, Knoedler Contemporary Art, Joaquín Torres-García (1874-1949), 9 February - 2 March, 1974.
New York, Sidney Janis Gallery, Paintings, Reliefs & Drawings by J. Torres-García, 4 - 29 October, 1977, no. 33. This exhibition also travelled to Zurich, Gimpel & Hanover, 1978; London, Gimpel Fils, 18 April - 20 May 1978.
New York, Salander-O'Reilly Galleries, Inc., Joaquín Torres-García - Paintings, Constructions and Drawings, 9 September - 3 October, 1981, no. 18 (illustrated).
New York, Arnold Herstand & Company, Joaquín Torres-García: 1874-1949, Late Paintings, 29 November 1983 - 28 January 1984, (illustrated).
Paris, Galerie Marwan Hoss, Hommage a Torres-García: Oeuvres de 1928 à 1948, 30 May - 20 July 1990, p. 64 (illustrated).