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Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991)
Estimate
225,000 - 275,000 USD
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Description
- Rufino Tamayo
- La Tenista
- signed and dated 32 lower right
- oil on canvas
- 29 1/2 by 25 3/4 in.
- 74.9 by 65.4 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, Mexico
Private Collection, New York
Private Collection, New York
Exhibited
Paris, Museé Nacional d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Art Mexicain du Precolombien à Nos Jours, May 21-July 1952, no. 1062
Stockholm, Liljevalcks Konsthall, Mexikansk Konst, September-December 1952, no. 1047
London, The Tate Gallery, Mexican Art from the Pre-Colombian Times to the Present Day, March 4-April 26, 1953, no. 1040
Mexico City, Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno, El Retrato, México Contemporáneo, 1969, no. 51
Stockholm, Liljevalcks Konsthall, Mexikansk Konst, September-December 1952, no. 1047
London, The Tate Gallery, Mexican Art from the Pre-Colombian Times to the Present Day, March 4-April 26, 1953, no. 1040
Mexico City, Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno, El Retrato, México Contemporáneo, 1969, no. 51
Literature
Howard Parker, "Rufino Tamayo in Mexican Folk-Ways," Revista Trimestral en Español e Ingles, Dedicada a Usos y Costumbres Mexicanos, April-June 1932, p. 81, illustrated
Luis Cardoza y Aragón, Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City, 1934, no. 11, illustrated
Luis Cardoza y Aragón, La nube y el reloj, Pintura Contemporánea Mexicana, Mexico City, 1940, no. 5, illustrated
Roberto Goldwater, Rufino Tamayo, New York, 1947, no. x, p. 52, illustrated
Paul Westheim, Tamayo, Mexico City, 1957, illustrated
Judith Alanís and Sofía Urrutia, Rufino Tamayo, Una Cronología/1899-1987, Mexico City, 1987, no. 8, p. 25, illustrated
Olivier Debroise, Figuras en el trópico, Plástica Mexicana, 1920-1940, Barcelona, 2005, p. 199, illustrated and discussed
Luis Cardoza y Aragón, Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City, 1934, no. 11, illustrated
Luis Cardoza y Aragón, La nube y el reloj, Pintura Contemporánea Mexicana, Mexico City, 1940, no. 5, illustrated
Roberto Goldwater, Rufino Tamayo, New York, 1947, no. x, p. 52, illustrated
Paul Westheim, Tamayo, Mexico City, 1957, illustrated
Judith Alanís and Sofía Urrutia, Rufino Tamayo, Una Cronología/1899-1987, Mexico City, 1987, no. 8, p. 25, illustrated
Olivier Debroise, Figuras en el trópico, Plástica Mexicana, 1920-1940, Barcelona, 2005, p. 199, illustrated and discussed
Condition
This painting in beautiful condition. The canvas is unlined and well stretched. The paint layer is clean and very lightly varnished. There are no restorations and we do not suggest that any need be applied to this extremely well preserved painting.
This condition report has been provided courtesy of Simon Parkes Art Conservation, Inc.
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.
Catalogue Note
We wish to thank Juan Carlos Pereda for his kind assistance in the cataloguing of this work.