Rufino Tamayo Paintings
Mexican, 1899-1991
Rufino Tamayo was born in Oaxaca, Mexico, in 1899 to parents Manuel Arellanes and Florentina Tamayo. Tamayo was active in the mid-20th century in Mexico and New York, painting figurative abstraction with surrealist influences. Although Tamayo studied drawing at the Academy of Art at San Carlos as a young adult, he became dissatisfied and eventually decided to study on his own.
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Artist: Rufino Tamayo
Rufino Tamayo Lithograph "The Red Horse of The Apocalypse" Mexico 1959
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Dallas, TX
Rufino Tamayo
(Mexican, 1899-1991)
'The Red Horse of the Apocalypse' from the
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Series.
Commissioned by Issac-Louis Lemaistre De Sacy as illustratio...
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Mid-20th Century Rufino Tamayo Paintings
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Paper
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- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Mexican painter Rufino Tamayo had over 1300 oil paintings. He also worked in a variety of other mediums, but most of his work was done with vibrantly colored oil paint and this is the highlight of his legacy. Browse an array of authentic Rufino Tamayo pieces and prints on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2024The 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.