Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991)

watercolor and gouache on heavy paper

Valentine Gallery, New York
Lee Ault & Co., New York
Acquired from the above (1946)
Selden Rodman, New York (1967)
Weintraub Gallery, New York (1967-1968)
Galerías Iturbide, S.A., Mexico City (acquired from the above on May 15, 1968)
Private Collection, United States
Thence by descent to the present owner

Chicago, The Arts Club of Chicago, Tamayo, May 4-31, 1945, no. 25

The sheet is hinged twice to a thin piece of paper along the top edge. There are pinholes to all four corners of the sheet. There is slight rippling throughout the work consistent with the artist's use of medium. There is a very thin line of darkening along the edges of the paper especially along the right side. There is a 1/8 in. flake along the right edge 3 in. from the bottom. There is a 3/4 in. line of intermittent scuffing in the figure's right hand. On the reverse there is residue from old mounting tape in two spots on the top and bottom edges. There are also a few smudges consistent with the artist at work. Overall this work is in excellent condition.
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