Lot Essay
We are grateful to art historian Juan Carlos Pereda for his assistance cataloguing this work.
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Head with Black
Details
Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991)
Head with Black
signed and dated 'Tamayo, O-70'(lower left)
oil and sand on canvas
11 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (30.1 x 40.2 cm.)
Painted in 1970.
Head with Black
signed and dated 'Tamayo, O-70'(lower left)
oil and sand on canvas
11 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (30.1 x 40.2 cm.)
Painted in 1970.
Provenance
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art.
Gift to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles.
Sale, Christie's, New York, 24 May 2006, lot 161.
Acquired from the above.
Anon. sale, Gary Nader, Miami, 1 December 2011, lot 66.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Gift to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles.
Sale, Christie's, New York, 24 May 2006, lot 161.
Acquired from the above.
Anon. sale, Gary Nader, Miami, 1 December 2011, lot 66.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
Rufino Tamayo, B. Lewin Galleries, California, 1983, pp. 104-105 (illustrated in color).
Exhibited
San Antonio, San Antonio Museum of Art, Tamayo, December 1985 - January 1986. This exhibition also travelled to Monterrey, Museo de Monterrey, January - March 1986.
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Virgilio Garza