Lot 92
  • 92

Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991)

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Rufino Tamayo
  • ComposiciĆ³n
  • signed and dated O-59 lower right
  • oil on canvas
  • 15 by 18 1/8 in.
  • 38.1 by 46 cm

Provenance

Sale: Sotheby's, London, Sale of Modern and Contemporary Art 1945-1979, December 5, 1979, lot 337, illustrated in color
Joan Cawley Gallery, Scottsdale

Condition

The canvas is unlined and well-stretched. The media layer is stable. Under ultra-violet inspection areas of fluorescing become apparent; however, this is more than likely inherent to the media selected by the artist. The work is ready to hang.
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