Composition
Date
1932
Artist
Joaquín Torres-García, Uruguayan, b. Montevideo, 1874–1949
Provenance
Galerie Pierre, Paris, 1953
Jon Streep, New York, to 28 May 1968
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, New York, 28 May 1968-1972
Gift of Jon N. Streep through the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1972
Exhibition History
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Inaugural Exhibition," 4 October 1974-15 September 1975, no. 427, ill. p. 306; p. 754.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Crosscurrents of Modernism: Four Latin American Pioneers," 11 June-7 September 1992, no. 34, ill. p. 135.
Published References
LERNER, ABRAM, et al. The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1974), fig. 427, p. 306; p. 754.
FLETCHER, VALERIE. "Joaquin Torres-Garcia: Composition," in Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: 150 Works of Art (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996), p. 50, ill.
AQUIN, STEPHANE, et al. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: The Collection (New York: DelMonico Books, 2022), pl. 66, p. 86.
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On View
Hirshhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden (Washington, DC), 2nd Floor
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Jon N. Streep through the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Foundation, 1972
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
72.296
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
28 1/2 x 23 5/8 in. (72.5 x 60 cm)
