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Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991)
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Rufino Tamayo
- Armonía en blanco (El circo)
- signed and dated 32 upper right
- gouache on paper
- 13 by 18 1/2 in.
- 32 by 47 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the artist
The Collection of Alvar Carrillo Gil, Mexico City
The Collection of Raúl Cano, Mexico City
Private Collection, Mexico City
Acquired from the above by the present owner
The Collection of Alvar Carrillo Gil, Mexico City
The Collection of Raúl Cano, Mexico City
Private Collection, Mexico City
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Mexico City, Museo Nacional de Artes Plásticas Palacio de Bellas Artes, Tamayo: Veinte años de su labor pictórica, June - September, 1948, no. 61, illustrated
Dallas, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Three Contemporary Mexican Painters: David Alfaro Siqueiros, Diego Rivera and Rufino Tamayo, October 9 - November 7, 1948, no. 12
Mexico City, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Rufino Tamayo: Setenta años de creación, December, 1987 - March, 1988, no. 29, p. 322
Mexico City, Fundación Cultural Televisa Centro Cultural Arte Contemporáneo, Rufino Tamayo: del Reflejo al Sueño 1920 – 1950, October 19, 1995 - February 25, 1996, no. 36, p. 45, illustrated in color
Mexico City, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Internacional Rufino Tamayo, Tamayo en papel: Una posición ante la crítica y el mercado 1926 – 1959, August 23 - November 18, 2001, no. 32, p. 42, illustrated in color
Dallas, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, Three Contemporary Mexican Painters: David Alfaro Siqueiros, Diego Rivera and Rufino Tamayo, October 9 - November 7, 1948, no. 12
Mexico City, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Rufino Tamayo: Setenta años de creación, December, 1987 - March, 1988, no. 29, p. 322
Mexico City, Fundación Cultural Televisa Centro Cultural Arte Contemporáneo, Rufino Tamayo: del Reflejo al Sueño 1920 – 1950, October 19, 1995 - February 25, 1996, no. 36, p. 45, illustrated in color
Mexico City, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Internacional Rufino Tamayo, Tamayo en papel: Una posición ante la crítica y el mercado 1926 – 1959, August 23 - November 18, 2001, no. 32, p. 42, illustrated in color
Literature
Luis Cardoza y Aragón, Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City, 1934, no. 21, illustrated
Carlos Mérida, Modern Mexican Artist, Mexico City, 1937, p. 195, illustrated
Luis Cardoza y Aragón, La nube y el reloj: Pintura Contemporánea Mexicana, Mexico City, 1940, no. 6, illustrated
Luis Cardoza y Aragón, Pintura Mexicana Contemporánea, Mexico City, 1953, no. 6, illustrated
Paul Westheim, Tamayo, Mexico City, 1957, n.p., illustrated
Octavio Paz, Tamayo en la Pintura Mexicana, Mexico City, 1959, no. 4, p. 57, illustrated
Judith Alanís, Rufino Tamayo una cronología, 1899 – 1987, Mexico City, 1987, p. 26
Luis Cardoza y Aragón, La nube y el reloj: Pintura Contemporánea Mexicana, Second Edition, Mexico City, 2003, no. 147, p. 147, illustrated in color
Juan Arturo Brennan, Cuerpo y Espíritu: Medicina y Creación Musical, Mexico City, 2004, p. 10, illustrated in color
Ana Garduño, El poder del coleccionismo de arte: Alvar Carrillo Gil, Mexico City, 2009, p. 621
Carlos Mérida, Modern Mexican Artist, Mexico City, 1937, p. 195, illustrated
Luis Cardoza y Aragón, La nube y el reloj: Pintura Contemporánea Mexicana, Mexico City, 1940, no. 6, illustrated
Luis Cardoza y Aragón, Pintura Mexicana Contemporánea, Mexico City, 1953, no. 6, illustrated
Paul Westheim, Tamayo, Mexico City, 1957, n.p., illustrated
Octavio Paz, Tamayo en la Pintura Mexicana, Mexico City, 1959, no. 4, p. 57, illustrated
Judith Alanís, Rufino Tamayo una cronología, 1899 – 1987, Mexico City, 1987, p. 26
Luis Cardoza y Aragón, La nube y el reloj: Pintura Contemporánea Mexicana, Second Edition, Mexico City, 2003, no. 147, p. 147, illustrated in color
Juan Arturo Brennan, Cuerpo y Espíritu: Medicina y Creación Musical, Mexico City, 2004, p. 10, illustrated in color
Ana Garduño, El poder del coleccionismo de arte: Alvar Carrillo Gil, Mexico City, 2009, p. 621
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. The colors are vibrant, and the media layer is stable. Artist pinholes are present in each of the extreme corners, as well as at the extreme upper center edge. Light wear is present to the extreme edges of the sheet. Two diagonal creases measuring five and three inches are present in the lower right quadrant, in the cheek and face of the horse respectively. An additional one-half inch horizontal crease is present at the extreme left center edge of the sheet.
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.