Lot Essay
We are grateful to art historian Juan Carlos Pereda for his assistance in cataloguing this work.
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PROPERTY FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT ACQUISITIONS OF LATIN AMERICAN ART
Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)
Esfera flotante
Details
Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)
Esfera flotante
signed and dated 'Tamayo, O-64' (upper right)
oil and sand on canvas
10 x 11¾ in. (25.4 x 30 cm.)
Painted in 1964.
Esfera flotante
signed and dated 'Tamayo, O-64' (upper right)
oil and sand on canvas
10 x 11¾ in. (25.4 x 30 cm.)
Painted in 1964.
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
Rufino Tamayo, B. Lewin Galleries, Beverly Hills, Palm Springs, n/d, p. 98-99 (illustrated in color).
Exhibited
Copenhagen, Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Mexico, Passion and Myth, 4 September- 4 October 1992.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mexican Masterpieces from the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection, November 1997 -February 1998. This exhibition later travelled to Mexico City, INBA, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, April- July 1998, no. 85.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mexican Masterpieces from the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection, November 1997 -February 1998. This exhibition later travelled to Mexico City, INBA, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, April- July 1998, no. 85.
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Virgilio Garza