What Cecilia de Torres, Ltd. does

Cecilia de Torres, Ltd. is a New York–based art gallery founded in 1993 by Cecilia de Torres and located at 134–140 Greene Street in SoHo. The gallery specializes in Latin American Constructivism and Geometric Abstraction, representing the estates and legacies of canonical artists from that movement — most centrally Joaquín Torres-García — whose works are held in the permanent collections of MoMA, the Louvre, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Hispanic Society of America, and El Museo del Barrio, among other institutions.

The gallery's core offering is primary-market sales of authenticated, provenance-documented works by its represented artists, alongside curatorial exhibitions and scholarly publications. Its most significant scholarly asset is the online catalogue raisonné of Joaquín Torres-García, published in 2015 as a definitive reference work. The gallery maintains a twice-yearly exhibition cadence (most recently the group show 'COLOR' in Autumn–Winter 2023) and participates in major international art fairs including Art Basel, The Armory Show, Frieze, ARCO Madrid, and Art Basel Hong Kong. Operationally, the gallery runs a traditional dealer model — appointment-only viewings, a single physical location, and a small team (1–10 employees) anchored by the founder and a dedicated Research and Archive Specialist (Susanna V. Temkin) — with no proprietary technology platform beyond its scholarly digital publications.

Revenue is generated through primary-market sales of represented artists' works to private collectors and institutions, complemented by exhibition-related and catalogue-related publishing income. Long-term institutional partnerships (with MFA Houston, the Reina Sofía, the Institute for Studies on Latin American Art) underpin curatorial authority and provenance credibility, which in turn support pricing power and collector demand. The business is privately held, self-funded, and has not raised outside capital or pursued acquisitions.

Name

Cecilia de Torres, Ltd.

Legal name

Cecilia de Torres, Ltd.

Website

https://ceciliadetorres.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cecilia de Torres, Ltd. is a New York–based art gallery founded in 1993 that specializes in Latin American Constructivism and Geometric Abstraction, representing legacy artists held in major institutional collections and serving private collectors, museums, and scholars.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Art Gallery (Latin American Modern & Contemporary Art)

NAICS

Art Dealers (45992)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

Keywords

• Latin American art gallery
• Constructivist art sales
• Geometric abstraction art
• Fine art exhibitions
• Scholarly art publications

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Art Sales: Primary revenue stream from selling artworks by represented artists including paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and works on paper. Sales conducted directly through the gallery at 134-140 Greene Street, New York, and at international art fairs.
2. Publications and Catalogues: Sale of exhibition catalogues and publications documenting gallery artists and exhibitions. Publications include exhibition catalogues for represented artists, priced between $10-$100+.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cecilia de Torres, Ltd. is a private art gallery that exhibits and sells works by artists associated with the Taller Torres-García and the broader Latin American Constructivist and Geometric Abstraction movements. Offerings include paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and works on paper sold directly at the SoHo gallery and at international art fairs, accompanied by scholarly exhibition catalogues and the published online catalogue raisonné of Joaquín Torres-García.

Product overview

Cecilia de Torres, Ltd. is an art gallery specializing in South American Constructivism and Geometric Abstraction. Founded in 1993, the gallery promotes the work of artists associated with the Taller Torres-García workshop and features over fifty exhibitions of modern and contemporary Latin American artists. The gallery also offers exhibition catalogues, art publications, and manages an online catalogue raisonné of Joaquín Torres-García. It operates as a traditional fine art gallery rather than a technology platform, with its primary offerings being physical exhibitions, art sales, and related scholarly publications.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Latin American Constructivist Art Sales (Paintings, Sculptures, Ceramics, Works on Paper) Direct sales of paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and works on paper by artists represented by the gallery (TTG-associated artists plus modern and contemporary Latin American artists), sold privately to collectors, museums, and art institutions at the New York gallery and at international art fairs.
• Exhibition Catalogues and Publications
• Curated Thematic Exhibitions at the SoHo Gallery Group and solo exhibitions of modern and contemporary Latin American Constructivist and Geometric Abstraction artists hosted at the physical gallery space at 134-140 Greene Street, New York. The 2023 'COLOR' exhibition (Paintings, Sculpture, Ceramics) is the current example.

Quantifiable outcome

• Gallery has featured over 50 exhibitions of modern and contemporary artists since 1993
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• torresgarcia.comcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2015Following 40 years of research, Cecilia de Torres published the online catalogue raisonné of Joaquín Torres-García, available to the public at www.torresgarcia.com. This comprehensive digital archive includes works, exhibition history, literary references, and biographical documentation.
• Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015ISLAA organized the conversation between curator Hans Ulrich Obrist and artist César Paternosto, moderated by Dr. Edward J. Sullivan of NYU's Institute of Fine Arts, in conjunction with the release of an interview publication.
• Museum of Fine Arts, HoustonmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998Gallery collaborated on establishing a permanent exhibition of Taller Torres-García works at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, continuing the relationship from the traveling exhibition 'El Taller Torres-García - The School of the South and Its Legacy'.
• Reina Sofía Museum, MadridmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 1991Cecilia de Torres collaborated with the Reina Sofía Museum and the University of Texas at Austin to organize the landmark exhibition 'El Taller Torres-García - The School of the South and Its Legacy' in June 1991. This exhibition of over 150 works traveled to multiple venues including the Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery in Austin, Texas, and the Bronx Museum of the Arts in New York.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Gagosian: Gagosian is a global network of contemporary art galleries with extensive artist representation, international fairs, and institutional relationships. It is a broad incumbent comparable through high-value gallery sales and global collector access, rather than a direct niche competitor.
• David Zwirner: David Zwirner is a global contemporary art gallery with multiple locations, artist representation, fair participation, and a strong institutional network. It overlaps in direct gallery sales and collector and museum audiences, but is a broad incumbent rather than a Latin American geometric-abstraction specialist.
• Hauser & Wirth: Hauser & Wirth is a global network of galleries representing established and contemporary artists and serving collectors and museums worldwide. It is comparable through gallery exhibitions, international art-fair participation, and institutional sales, but operates at substantially greater scale.
• Pace Gallery: Pace Gallery represents contemporary and modern artists through global exhibition spaces, fairs, and institutional programming. Its gallery-led sales model and museum/collector customer base are comparable, while its scale and program breadth are much larger.
• Mendes Wood DM: Mendes Wood DM is a global contemporary art gallery with a strong Latin American focus and representation of artists across multiple markets. It overlaps with Cecilia de Torres through Latin American art, international exhibitions, and collector sales, but has a broader geographic and program footprint.

Direct peers

• Kurimanzutto: Kurimanzutto represents an international group of contemporary artists with a strong Latin American foundation and operates a substantial exhibition and institutional programming platform. It overlaps with Cecilia de Torres in artist representation, museum-facing programming, and collector access, although at a larger scale.
• Nohra Haime Gallery: Nohra Haime Gallery has a long-standing focus on Latin American art and artists, serving collectors and institutions through exhibitions and gallery sales. It is comparable by regional specialty and transaction model, even though its program is broader than geometric abstraction.
• Praxis International Art: Praxis presents modern and contemporary Latin American art and works with artists, estates, and cultural institutions. Its direct gallery model and specialist regional focus make it comparable to Cecilia de Torres.
• Ruiz-Healy Gallery: Ruiz-Healy Gallery focuses on Latin American and Latinx contemporary art, with exhibitions, artist representation, and institutional collaborations. It is a direct peer in target collectors, cultural positioning, and gallery-based selling.
• Sicardi | Ayers Bacino: Sicardi | Ayers Bacino is a gallery focused on Latin American modern and contemporary artists, with physical exhibitions, artist representation, and direct engagement of collectors and institutions. It is a direct peer because its regional specialty, gallery-led sales model, and institutional customer base closely match Cecilia de Torres.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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