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RUFINO TAMAYO | La Montgolfière
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 EUR
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Description
- Rufino Tamayo
- La Montgolfière
- signed RUFINO TAMAYO (towards upper left), inscribed JANUARY 12th to 30th 1937 (lower left) and inscribed PAINTINGS GOUACHES DRAWINGS JULIEN LEVY GALLERY 602 MADISON AVE (right)
- ink on cardboard
- drawing: 11,4 x 14,2 cm; 4 3/8 x 5 5/8 in.; sheet: 17,3 x 21,8 cm; 6 3/4 x 8 1/2 in.
- Executed in 1937.
Provenance
Julien Levy, Bridgewater, Connecticut & New York
Sale: Tajan, Paris, Hommage à Julien Levy, October 6, 2004, lot 372
Private collection, Paris (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, Paris, May 30, 2012, lot 32)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Sale: Tajan, Paris, Hommage à Julien Levy, October 6, 2004, lot 372
Private collection, Paris (acquired at the above sale and sold: Sotheby's, Paris, May 30, 2012, lot 32)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Julien Levy Gallery (ed.), Rufino Tamayo, Paintings, Gouaches, Drawings (exhibition catalogue), New York, 1937, illustrated in negative n. p.
Teresa del Conde, Tamayo, Boston, New York & London, 2000, illustrated in negative p. 182
Fundacion Olga y Rufino Tamayo (ed.), Tamayo Ilustrador, Mexico, 2002, no. 9, illustrated in negative p. 25
Teresa del Conde, Tamayo, Boston, New York & London, 2000, illustrated in negative p. 182
Fundacion Olga y Rufino Tamayo (ed.), Tamayo Ilustrador, Mexico, 2002, no. 9, illustrated in negative p. 25
Condition
Executed on cream wove cardboard, not laid down, built-in in the overmount and affixed to the overmount along all four edges of the reverse with restorer tape. There is a chip to the tip of the lower left corner and some marks, possibly related to paper clips, towards the centre of the right edge (not visible when framed). The cardboard is slightly light stained with some scattered dots of oxydation. This work is in overall good condition.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This work is the original invitation card, printed in negative for the exhibition of paintings, gouaches and drawings of the artist at the Julien Levy gallery in New York from 12 to 30 January 1937. This exhibition was one of the first single exhibitions of the artist.
We wish to thank Juan Carlos Pereda for his kind assistance in the cataloguing of this work.
We wish to thank Juan Carlos Pereda for his kind assistance in the cataloguing of this work.