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What type of art did Rufino Tamayo paint?
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The type of art that Rufino Tamayo painted was primarily figurative abstraction. Although Tamayo studied drawing at the Academy of Art at San Carlos as a young adult, the Mexican artist became dissatisfied and eventually decided to study on his own. Some of his most famous works include Watermelons, Three People, Moon and Sun, Woman in Grey, The Troubadour and Moon Dog. Find a variety of Rufino Tamayo art on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024
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Cabeza en Amarillo, Surrealist Etching by Rufino Tamayo
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Surrealist etching by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo of a simple yellow figure against a gray background, staring at the viewer with piercing white eyes. This piece is one of 5 unnum...
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1980s Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
Niño, Mixograph by Rufino Tamayo
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rufino Tamayo, Mexican (1899 - 1991) - Nino. Year: 1979, Medium: Mixograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 91/100, Size: 34.25 x 26.38 in. (87 x 66.99 cm), Printer: Taller ...
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1970s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Hombre con Brazos Abiertos, Mixograph by Rufino Tamayo
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rufino Tamayo, Mexican (1899 - 1991) - Hombre con Brazos Abiertos. Year: 1984, Medium: Mixograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 71/100, Size: 35.5 x 26.75 in. (90.17 x 67....
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1980s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Nino Con Pajaros (Variant)
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Nino Con Pajaros" Variant, 1976, is a color etching on Guarro paper by renown Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo, 1899-1991. It is hand signed and numbered 40/75 in bl...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
"Hombre contemplando la luna" signed / numbered original etching
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and aquatint. Signed in pencil and numbered 68 of 80. Printed in 1947 on Velin de Hollande paper and published in New York by the Quadrangle Press as a speci...
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1940s Surrealist Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Cabez sobre fondo Rosa, Surrealist Etching by Rufino Tamayo
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Surrealist etching by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo of a simple yellow figure against a pink background, staring at the viewer with piercing white eyes. This piece is 21 of 99 numb...
Category
1980s Portrait Prints
Materials
Etching
