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Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)
Desnudo
Details
Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)
Desnudo
signed and dated 'Tamayo O-75' (upper left), titled and dated again 'Desnudo 1975' (on the reverse)
oil and sand on canvas
47½ x 29½ in. (120.5 x 75 cm.)
Painted in 1975.
Desnudo
signed and dated 'Tamayo O-75' (upper left), titled and dated again 'Desnudo 1975' (on the reverse)
oil and sand on canvas
47½ x 29½ in. (120.5 x 75 cm.)
Painted in 1975.
Provenance
The Bernard and Edith Lewin collection of Mexican Art.
Gift from the above to the present owner.
Gift from the above to the present owner.
Literature
Addendum For Book "Rufino Tamayo," B. Lewin Galleries, Palm Springs, n/d, p. XLII-XLIII (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Rufino Tamayo, 1990, Berlin, Staatliche Kunsthalle, 1990, p. 311, no. 115.
Exhibition catalogue, traveling exhibition, Rufino Tamayo Retrospective, Nagoya City, Nagoya City Art Museum, 1993, pp. 138; 90, no. 65 (illustrated).
Conde et al., Tamayo, Grupo Financiero Bital Fundación Olga y Rufino Tamayo A. C., Américo Arte Editores, Mexico City, 1998, p. 71 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Rufino Tamayo, 1990, Berlin, Staatliche Kunsthalle, 1990, p. 311, no. 115.
Exhibition catalogue, traveling exhibition, Rufino Tamayo Retrospective, Nagoya City, Nagoya City Art Museum, 1993, pp. 138; 90, no. 65 (illustrated).
Conde et al., Tamayo, Grupo Financiero Bital Fundación Olga y Rufino Tamayo A. C., Américo Arte Editores, Mexico City, 1998, p. 71 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Beverly Hills/Palm Springs, Collection B. Lewin Galleries, n/d.
Berlin, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Rufino Tamayo, 1990, May - June 1990.
Nagoya City, Nagoya City Art Museum, Rufino Tamayo Retrospective, October - December 1993. This exhibition later traveled to Kamamura, The Museum of Modern Art, December 1993 - February 1994; Kyoto, The National Museum of Modern Art, February - March 1994.
Berlin, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Rufino Tamayo, 1990, May - June 1990.
Nagoya City, Nagoya City Art Museum, Rufino Tamayo Retrospective, October - December 1993. This exhibition later traveled to Kamamura, The Museum of Modern Art, December 1993 - February 1994; Kyoto, The National Museum of Modern Art, February - March 1994.