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Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991)
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
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Description
- Rufino Tamayo
- Dos hombres en un paisaje
- signed and dated O-77 lower left; also signed, titled and dated on the reverse
- oil and sand on canvas
- 38 1/2 by 51 1/4 in.
- 98 by 130 cm
Provenance
The Collection of Olga Tamayo, Mexico City
Marlborough Gallery, New York
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, Important Latin American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, May 28, 1985, lot 80, illustrated in color
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art
Gift from the above to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Sale: Christie's, New York, Latin American Sale, November 17, 2009, lot 69, illustrated in color
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Marlborough Gallery, New York
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, Important Latin American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, May 28, 1985, lot 80, illustrated in color
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art
Gift from the above to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Sale: Christie's, New York, Latin American Sale, November 17, 2009, lot 69, illustrated in color
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection, October 7-November 16, 1978; San Antonio, Marion Koogler McNay Art Institute, January 6-February 17, 1979, Rufino Tamayo: Fifty Years of His Painting, no. 63, p. 79, illustrated
Mexico City, Salón Nacional de Artes Plásticas Sección Anual de Invitados, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Gerzso, Mérida, Tamayo, 1979, p. 144, illustrated
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Rufino Tamayo: Myth and Magic, May 17- August 12, 1979, no. 112, p. 136, illustrated
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Rufino Tamayo: Recent Paintings, October 3-27, 1979, no. 14, p. 28, illustrated in color
Santa Ana, California, The Museum of Modern Art, Rufino Tamayo, September, 1987, no. 50, p. 25
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Masterpieces from the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art, November 23, 1997-February 16, 1998, no. 27
Mexico City, Salón Nacional de Artes Plásticas Sección Anual de Invitados, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Gerzso, Mérida, Tamayo, 1979, p. 144, illustrated
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Rufino Tamayo: Myth and Magic, May 17- August 12, 1979, no. 112, p. 136, illustrated
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Rufino Tamayo: Recent Paintings, October 3-27, 1979, no. 14, p. 28, illustrated in color
Santa Ana, California, The Museum of Modern Art, Rufino Tamayo, September, 1987, no. 50, p. 25
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Masterpieces from the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art, November 23, 1997-February 16, 1998, no. 27
Literature
Octavio Paz and Jacques Lassaigne, Rufino Tamayo, New York, 1982, no. 235, p. 257, illustrated in color
B. Lewin Galleries, Rufino Tamayo, Palm Springs, 1983, p. LX-LXI, illustrated in color
Mariano Rivera Velázquez and Carlos Somorrostro, Tamayo, Mexico City, 1983, illustrated
B. Lewin Galleries, Rufino Tamayo, Palm Springs, 1983, p. LX-LXI, illustrated in color
Mariano Rivera Velázquez and Carlos Somorrostro, Tamayo, Mexico City, 1983, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The canvas is unlined and well-stretched. The colors are vibrant, and the media layer is stable.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.