Joaquín Torres-García (1874-1949)

Estate of the artist, Nº553
Collection of Olimpia Torres
Rose Fried Gallery, New York (1959)
Sale: Sotheby Parke Bernet, Modern Paintings and Sculpture, New York, October 21, 1977, lot 345
CDS Gallery, New York (1981)

Washington, D.C., Pan American Union; San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Art, Joaquín Torres-Garcia of Uruguay (1874-1949), April 19-August 15, 1961, no. 18
New York, Rose Fried Gallery, Joaquín Torres-García, 1874-1949, January 6-February 13, 1965, illustrated
New York, CDS Gallery, Joaquín Torres-García, June 1995

This picture is painted on one of Torres-Garica's typical paper board which in turn has been mounted onto masonite and supported with a wooden structure on the reverse. The painting appears to be clean although there may be a dirt layer still underneath the varnish. There are no retouches visible under ultraviolet light except for a spot on the upper edge in the center sky, another on the upper right edge also in the sky, and a small amount of frame abrasion in the lower center on the edge. In the deep red color in the lower right there are three other diagonal retouches. The paint layer is stable and as has been said, it may be worth investigating whether the picture is properly cleaned, however the painting can also be hung as is. This condition report has been provided courtesy of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.
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