Joaquín Torres-García (1874-1949)

Acquired from the artist
René Gimpel, Paris
Sale: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, Modern & Contemporary Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, December 14, 1976, lot 16, illustrated
Otto Atencio, New York
Estudio Actual, Caracas
Acquired by the present owner (1983)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, April 16-May 15, 1921, no. 24
Vero Beach, Center for the Arts, The Latin American Spirit: Arts and Artist in the United States 1920-1970, January 28-March 4, 1990, no. 228
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of The Fine Arts, To be Modern: American Encounters with Cezanne & Co., June 15-September 29, 1996
New York, CDS Gallery, Joaquín Torres-García: Paintings, drawings, books. In memory of Royal Marks and Herb Gower," May-July, 2000
New York, El Museo del Barrio, Nexus New York: Latin American Artists in the Modern Metropolis, October 5, 2009-February 28, 2010
Rio de Janeiro, Caixa Cultural, Torres-García, Traços de Nova York, May 1-June 13, 2010, p. 90, illustrated

Cecilia de Torres, "Torres-García's New York: The City as Icon of Modern Art," Nexus New York. Latin American Artists in the Modern Metropolis, New York, 2009, illustrated in color p. 111, also illustrated on the cover
Edward Rothstein, "Currents Flow Two ways in Pan-American City, U.S.A.," The New York Times, October 16, 2009, C25, illustrated

The edges of the board are deckled. Under UV light inspection, the four corners appear to be inpainted entirely. There are some scattered spots of inpainting around the edges. The dark grey areas fluoresce under blacklight. There are no apparent retouches on the inside of the composition aside from one spot in the truck in the foreground. Overall, the work is in very good condition.
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