Lot Essay
We are grateful to art historian Juan Carlos Pereda for his assistance 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 (1899-1991)
La máscara
Details
Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991)
La máscara
signed and dated 'Tamayo O-73' (lower right)
oil and sand on canvas
12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm.)
Painted in 1973.
La máscara
signed and dated 'Tamayo O-73' (lower right)
oil and sand on canvas
12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm.)
Painted in 1973.
Provenance
Perls Gallery, New York.
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 12 May 1983, lot 27.
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art.
Gift from the above.
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 12 May 1983, lot 27.
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art.
Gift from the above.
Literature
Rufino Tamayo, Beverly Hills/Palm Springs, California, B. Lewin Galleries, 1983, p. 147A & 147B.
Exhibited
Santa Ana, California, The Modern Museum of Art, Rufino Tamayo, September 1987, no. 43.