Rufino Tamayo - Editions & Works on Paper New York Thursday, June 27, 2024 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    From Lisa and Irving Penn, to the Penn Family Trust

  • Literature

    Juan Carlos Pereda 309

  • Artist Biography

    Rufino Tamayo

    Mexican • 1899 - 1991

    Born in Oaxaca, Mexico, Rufino Tamayo was an incredibly prolific artist working until his death at the age of 91. Half-European and half-Zapotec Indian, Tamayo produced work that was defined by his mestizo, or mixed-blood, heritage. Through his studies, Tamayo was exposed to every artistic school of his time including Fauvism, the classical French school, Cubism and Abstract Expressionism, all of which contributed to his style as it developed throughout his life.

    Tamayo reacted strongly against the Mexican muralists who dominated the art scene during his coming of age. Instead, his work is firmly grounded in realism while taking creative liberties in color and composition. His art emulates a unique blend of Cubism and Surrealism, joined with a deep understanding of Mexican culture.

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Property from the Collection of the Penn Family Trust

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Protesta (Protest) (P. 309)

1983
Mixografía® in colors, on handmade paper, with full margins.
I. 30 1/2 x 22 3/4 in. (77.5 x 57.8 cm)
S. 39 3/8 x 30 5/8 in. (100 x 77.8 cm)

Signed and numbered 'P de A XX/XX' in white crayon (an artist's proof, the edition was 100 in Arabic numerals), published by Taller de Gráfica Mexicana, Mexico City, unframed.

Estimate
$1,500 - 2,500 

Sold for $4,445

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New York Auction 27 June 2024