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Rufino Tamayo
Rufino Tamayo, "Personaje con Sombrero" 1979

1979

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"Personaje con Sombrero" is a superb figurative abstraction by the renown Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo. An aquatint and etching in colors printed on a full sheet of watermarked woven handmade paper. The full sheet measures 29 5/8 inches H. x 22 inches W. Framed dimensions are 40 3/4 inches H. x 33 inches W. Signed "R Tamayo" and numbered "40/99" in white crayon by the artist. Printed and published by Poligrafa, Barcelona in 1979. Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991) is a modern master whose legacy is rooted in his contributions across a variety of media, including mural and easel painting, drawing, and the graphic arts. Produced between 1925 and 1991, his graphic work includes woodcuts, lithographs, etchings, and Mixografia prints — a new technique that was developed in the early 1970s to allow him to produce his prints in relief. Tamayo is one of the most celebrated Mexican Artists of the 20th Century. Heavily influenced by pre-Columbian art, Rufino Tamayo developed a minimalist geometric style unlike any other artist. Rufino Tamayo’s artworks combine vibrant colors, often found in Mexican culture, with earthy textures like sand and stone. Rufino Tamayo’s bold, symbolic paintings and prints unite elements of European modernism, Mexican folk art, and pre-Columbian ceramics. Tamayo filled his paintings and prints with emotive color palettes and blocky, pared-down compositions—riffs on both indigenous motifs and the Cubist figurations of Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque. He studied at the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas “San Carlos” in Mexico City before joining the department of ethnographic drawing at the city’s Museo Nacional de Arqueología. There, he immersed himself in the collection of pre-Columbian art. During his lifetime, Tamayo exhibited widely in Mexico City, New York, and Paris, among other cities. His works regularly sell for seven figures on the secondary market and belong in the collections of the Tate, the Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Guggenheim, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
  • Creator:
    Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991, Mexican)
  • Creation Year:
    1979
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29.63 in (75.27 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Los Angeles, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1573211300012
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