Lot 125
  • 125

Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991)

Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description

  • Rufino Tamayo
  • Cabezas
  • signed and dated O-66 upper left; titled on the reverse
  • oil and sand on canvas
  • 18 1/4 by 23 3/4 in.
  • 46.4 by 60.4 cm

Provenance

Galería de Arte Misrachi, Mexico City

Literature

Juan García Ponce, Tamayo, Mexico City, 1967, n.n., illustrated in color
Emily Genauer, Rufino Tamayo, New York, 1974, no. 86, illustrated

Condition

The canvas is unlined. There is some buckling to the canvas in the left part of the upper edge and in the left side of the lower edge. The scratches present are consistent with the artist's technique and there are no apparent losses to the paint surface. Under UV light inspection there is some fluorescing scattered throughout. Under raking light, the varnish appears to have unevenly applied. Overall, this work is in very good condition.
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