Marlborough Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Madrid, Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Rufino Tamayo: Pinturas, June 19 - October 3, 1988
New York, Marlborough Gallery, Latin American Art, November 18 - December 20, 1988
Moscow, Exhibition Hall of the Association of Painters, Rufino Tamayo Pintura Dibujo y Gráfica, 1925-1989 (August 29 - October 1, 1989); then travelled to Oslo, Edvar Much Museet (October 26, 1989 - January 21, 1990); Leningrad, Hermitage Museum (February 15 - March 15, 1990)
New York, Marlborough Gallery, Rufino Tamayo: Recent Paintings, 1980-1990, September 26 - October 16, 1990
Berlin, Staatliche Kunstalle, Rufino Tamayo: 1990, May 2 - June 10, 1990
Rufino Tamayo: Pinturas, exh. cat., Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, 1988, no. 78, p. 222 (illustrated)
Rufino Tamayo: 1990, exh. cat., Staatchliche Kunsthalle, Berlin, 1990, no. 141, p. 250 (illustrated)
Rufino Tamayo: Recent Paintings, 1980-1990, exh. cat., Marlborough Gallery, New York, 1990, no. 16, p. 36 (illustrated)
Octavio Paz and Jacque Lassaigne, ed., Rufino Tamayo, Barcelona, 1994, no. 271, p. 294 (illustrated)
Xiang Xiaosheng, ed., Rufino Tamayo, Jiangxi, 1995, p. 111 (illustrated)
We are grateful to Juan Carlos Pereda for his kind assistance in cataloguing this work.
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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