Rufino Tamayo
Naturaleza Muerta
1935

Name: Naturaleza Muerta
Brand: Rufino Tamayo
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About the Item

"Naturaleza Muerta" is an oil on canvas work painted by Rufino Tamayo in 1935. The artwork size is 29 1/4 x 58 3/4 inches. The framed size is 40 1/4 x 69 3/4 x 2 1/2 inches. The work is signed in painting, "Tamayo 35". In the mid-1920s, Rufino Tamayo embarked on the crucial development phase as a sophisticated, contemporary colorist. In New York, he encountered the groundbreaking works of Picasso, Braque, and Giorgio de Chirico, along with the enduring impact of Cubism. Exploring painterly and plastic values through subjects sourced from street scenes, popular culture, and the fabric of daily life, his unique approach to color and form began to take shape. It was a pivotal shift toward cosmopolitan aesthetics, setting him apart from the nationalist fervor championed by the politically charged narratives of the Mexican Muralist movement. By focusing on the vitality of popular culture, he captured the essential Mexican identity that prioritized universal artistic values over explicit social and political commentary. The approach underscored his commitment to redefining Mexican art on the global stage and highlighted his innovative contributions to the modernist dialogue. Like Cézanne, Tamayo elevated the still life genre to some of its most beautifully simple expressions. Yet high sophistication underlies the ease with which Tamayo melds vibrant Mexican motifs with the avant-garde influences of the School of Paris. As "Naturaleza Muerta" of 1935 reveals, Tamayo refused to lapse into the mere decoration that often characterizes the contemporary School of Paris art with which his work draws comparisons. Instead, his arrangement of watermelons, bottles, a coffee pot, and sundry items staged within a sobering, earthbound tonality and indeterminant, shallow space recalls Tamayo's early interest in Surrealism. An overlayed square matrix underscores the contrast between the organic subjects of the painting and the abstract, intellectualized structure imposed upon them, deepening the interpretation of the artist's exploration of visual perception and representation. In this way, the grid serves to navigate between the visible world and the underlying structures that inform our understanding of it, inviting viewers to consider the interplay between reality and abstraction, sensation and analysis. Provenance: The Collection of Edward Chodorov, Beverly Hills The Collection of Miss Fanny Brice, Los Angeles Mary-Anne Martin/Fine Art, New York Exhibition: Nagoya, Japan, Nagoya City Art Museum, “Rufino Tamayo Retrospective,” October - December 12, 1993 Mexico City, Mexico, Fundación Cultural Televisa & Centro Cultural Arte Contemporáneo, “Rufino Tamayo del Reflejo al Sueño 1920 -1950,” October 19 - February 25, 1996 Santa Barbara, California, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, “Tamayo: A Modern Icon Reinterpreted,” February 17 - May 27, 2007 Literature: "Hoy se inaugura la exposición de Rufino Tamayo en el Pasaje América,” El Universal, November 1935 (illustrated) Robert Goldwater, Rufino Tamayo, New York City, NY, 1947, p. XVI (illustrated p. 56) Justino Fernández, Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City, Mexico, 1948 Ceferino Palencia, Rufino Tayamo, Mexico City, Mexico, 1950, no. 4 (illustrated) Nagoya City Art Museum, Rufino Tamayo Retrospective, Nagoya, Japan, 1993, no. 17, p. 34 (illustrated in color) Fundación Cultural Televisa & Centro Cultural Arte Contemporáneo, Rufino Tamayo: del Reflejo al Sueño 1920 – 1950, Mexico City, Mexico, 1995, no. 56, p. 46 (illustrated in color) Octavio Paz, Transfiguraciones en Historia del Arte de Oaxaca, Mexico City, Mexico, 1998, no. 5, p. 16-17 (illustrated in color) Octavio Paz, Rufino Tamayo, Mexico City, Mexico, 2003, no. 5 (illustrated in color) Diana C. DuPont, Juan Carlos Pereda, et. al., Tamayo; A Modern Icon Reinterpreted, Santa Barbara, CA, 2007, pl. 43, p. 162 (illustrated in color)

Creator:
Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991, Mexican)
Creation Year:
1935
Dimensions:
Height: 29.25 in (74.3 cm)Width: 58.75 in (149.23 cm)
Medium:
Canvas,Oil
Movement & Style:
Modern
Period:
Early 20th Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Palm Desert, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: 451451stDibs: LU9314656752

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