Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)
Hombre al sol
signed and dated 'Tamayo O-64' (upper right) and titled and dated 'HOMBRE AL SOL, 1964' (on the reverse)
oil and sand on canvas
39 3/8 x 31¾ in. (100 x 80.6 cm.)
Painted in 1964.
Provenance
Harry Franklin Gallery, Beverly Hills.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Exhibited
Mexico City, Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Rufino Tamayo, September 1964, no. 64.
Palm Springs, Palm Springs Desert Museum, 20th Century Mexican Masters, 23 March- 6 May 1979.
Lot Essay
We are grateful to Art Historian Juan Carlos Pereda for his assistance in cataloguing this work.