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PROPERTY OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT ACQUISITIONS OF LATIN AMERICAN ART
Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)
Dialogue
Details
Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)
Dialogue
signed and dated 'Tamayo, O-74' (upper right)
oil and marble dust on canvas
51½ x 75 in. (130.8 x 190.5 cm.)
Painted in 1974.
Dialogue
signed and dated 'Tamayo, O-74' (upper right)
oil and marble dust on canvas
51½ x 75 in. (130.8 x 190.5 cm.)
Painted in 1974.
Provenance
Galerie de France, Paris.
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art.
Gift from the above to the present owner.
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art.
Gift from the above to the present owner.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Rufino Tamayo, Florence, Palazzo Strozzi, 1975, p. 117, no. 79 (illustrated in color).
D. Bayón, "Tamayo después de Tamayo" in Revista de la Universidad de México, Vol. XXIX, no. 5, January 1995.
Exhibition catalogue, Rufino Tamayo, Tokyo, The National Museum of Modern Art, 1976 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Rufino Tamayo: Paintings and Graphics from the B. Lewin Galleries, Los Angeles, Vincent Price Art Gallery, East Los Angeles College, 1981 (illustrated).
O. Paz and J. Lassaigne, Rufino Tamayo, 1st ed., Barcelona, Ediciones Polígrafa, S.A., 1982, p. 219, no. 192 (illustrated in color).
Rufino Tamayo, Beverly Hills, B. Lewin Galleries, 1983, p. 155 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Art of the Fantastic: Latin America 1920-1987, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1987, p. 101 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Rufino Tamayo Retrospective, Japan, Nagoya City Art Museum, 1993, p. 90, no. 65 (illustrated in color).
D. Bayón, Hacia Tamayo, Mexico City, Fundación Olga y Rufino Tamayo, 1995, p. 92 (illustrated in color).
O. Paz and J. Lassaigne, Rufino Tamayo, 2nd ed., Barcelona, Ediciones Polígrafa, S.A., 1995, p. 221, no. 192 (illustrated in color).
M. Nieto, Mexican Masterpieces from the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1997, p. 24 (illustrated).
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Members' Calendar 1997, vol. 35, no. 1-12, January-December, 1997, p.3 (illustrated).
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Members' Calendar 1998, vol. 36, no.1-12, January-December, 1998, p.2-3 (illustrated).
D. Anderson and J. Kuhnheim, Cultural Studies in the Curriculum: Teaching Latin America, New York, Modern Language Association of America, 2003 (illustrated in color on the cover).
Exhibition catalogue, Tamayo: Trayectos, Mexico City, Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 2013, p. 95 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Contemporary Mexican Artists, Palm Springs, California, B. Lewin Galleries, (illustrated in color and on cover).
D. Bayón, "Tamayo después de Tamayo" in Revista de la Universidad de México, Vol. XXIX, no. 5, January 1995.
Exhibition catalogue, Rufino Tamayo, Tokyo, The National Museum of Modern Art, 1976 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Rufino Tamayo: Paintings and Graphics from the B. Lewin Galleries, Los Angeles, Vincent Price Art Gallery, East Los Angeles College, 1981 (illustrated).
O. Paz and J. Lassaigne, Rufino Tamayo, 1st ed., Barcelona, Ediciones Polígrafa, S.A., 1982, p. 219, no. 192 (illustrated in color).
Rufino Tamayo, Beverly Hills, B. Lewin Galleries, 1983, p. 155 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Art of the Fantastic: Latin America 1920-1987, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art, 1987, p. 101 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Rufino Tamayo Retrospective, Japan, Nagoya City Art Museum, 1993, p. 90, no. 65 (illustrated in color).
D. Bayón, Hacia Tamayo, Mexico City, Fundación Olga y Rufino Tamayo, 1995, p. 92 (illustrated in color).
O. Paz and J. Lassaigne, Rufino Tamayo, 2nd ed., Barcelona, Ediciones Polígrafa, S.A., 1995, p. 221, no. 192 (illustrated in color).
M. Nieto, Mexican Masterpieces from the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1997, p. 24 (illustrated).
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Members' Calendar 1997, vol. 35, no. 1-12, January-December, 1997, p.3 (illustrated).
Los Angeles County Museum of Art Members' Calendar 1998, vol. 36, no.1-12, January-December, 1998, p.2-3 (illustrated).
D. Anderson and J. Kuhnheim, Cultural Studies in the Curriculum: Teaching Latin America, New York, Modern Language Association of America, 2003 (illustrated in color on the cover).
Exhibition catalogue, Tamayo: Trayectos, Mexico City, Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 2013, p. 95 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Contemporary Mexican Artists, Palm Springs, California, B. Lewin Galleries, (illustrated in color and on cover).
Exhibited
Mexico City, Museo de Arte Moderno, Tamayo: Pinturas recientes, September- October 1974, no. 25. This exhibition also travelled to Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 28 November- 2 February 1975; Florence, Palazzo Strozzi, 1 March- 30 April 1975.
Tokyo, The National Museum of Modern Art, Rufino Tamayo, 10 April- 30 May 1976 no. 38.
Los Angeles, Vincent Price Art Gallery, East Los Angeles College, Rufino Tamayo, Paintings and Graphics from the B. Lewin Galleries, May 1981.
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Transitions of Heritage, Rufino Tamayo and Pre-Columbian Art, 18 May- 1 August 1982.
San Antonio, San Antonio Museum of Art, Tamayo, December 1985- January 1986. This exhibition also travelled to Monterrey, Museo de Monterrey, January- March 1986.
Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Art of the Fantastic: Latin America, 1920-1987, 28 June- 13 September 1987. This exhibition also travelled to Queens, The Queens Museum, 10 October- 6 December 1987; Miami, Center for the Fine Arts, 15 January- 4 March 1988.
Santa Ana, California, The Museum of Modern Art, Rufino Tamayo, September 1987, no. 45.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mexican Masterpieces from the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection, 23 November 1997- 16 February 1998.
Nagoya, Japan, Nagoya City Art Museum, Rufino Tamayo Retrospective, 9 October- 12 December 1993, no. 33. This exhibition also travelled to Kamakura, Japan, The Museum of Modern Art, 18 December 1993- 5 February 1994 and Kyoto, Japan, The National Museum of Modern Art, 15 February - 21 March 1994.
Mexico City, Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, Tamayo: Trayectos, 24 November 2012- 14 April 2013.
Tokyo, The National Museum of Modern Art, Rufino Tamayo, 10 April- 30 May 1976 no. 38.
Los Angeles, Vincent Price Art Gallery, East Los Angeles College, Rufino Tamayo, Paintings and Graphics from the B. Lewin Galleries, May 1981.
Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Transitions of Heritage, Rufino Tamayo and Pre-Columbian Art, 18 May- 1 August 1982.
San Antonio, San Antonio Museum of Art, Tamayo, December 1985- January 1986. This exhibition also travelled to Monterrey, Museo de Monterrey, January- March 1986.
Indianapolis, Indianapolis Museum of Art, Art of the Fantastic: Latin America, 1920-1987, 28 June- 13 September 1987. This exhibition also travelled to Queens, The Queens Museum, 10 October- 6 December 1987; Miami, Center for the Fine Arts, 15 January- 4 March 1988.
Santa Ana, California, The Museum of Modern Art, Rufino Tamayo, September 1987, no. 45.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mexican Masterpieces from the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection, 23 November 1997- 16 February 1998.
Nagoya, Japan, Nagoya City Art Museum, Rufino Tamayo Retrospective, 9 October- 12 December 1993, no. 33. This exhibition also travelled to Kamakura, Japan, The Museum of Modern Art, 18 December 1993- 5 February 1994 and Kyoto, Japan, The National Museum of Modern Art, 15 February - 21 March 1994.
Mexico City, Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, Tamayo: Trayectos, 24 November 2012- 14 April 2013.
Sale Room Notice
Please note this work is also illustrated twice in color in Contemporary Mexican Artists, published by B. Lewin Galleries, Palm Springs, California (on the cover and interior).