Lot Essay
We are grateful to Prof. Juan Carlos Pereda at the Museo Rufino Tamayo for his assistance in authenticating and cataloguing the present painting.
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Tête
Details
Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)
Tête
signed and dated 'Tamayo O 58' (lower right)
oil on canvas
21¾ x 18 1/8 in. (52.7 x 46 cm.)
Painted in 1958.
Tête
signed and dated 'Tamayo O 58' (lower right)
oil on canvas
21¾ x 18 1/8 in. (52.7 x 46 cm.)
Painted in 1958.
Provenance
Larry Aldrich collection, New York.
Exhibited
Milan, Galeria del milione, Rufino Tamayo, Con Cuarentasette opera recenti, December 1958-January 1959, n.p., n. 8.
New York, The American Federation of Arts, October 1960-October 1962, n.p., n. 54.
St. Louis, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Albany, Albany Institute of History and Art, 1961.
New York, The American Federation of Arts, October 1960-October 1962, n.p., n. 54.
St. Louis, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts.
Albany, Albany Institute of History and Art, 1961.
Sale room notice
Please note that the correct provenance of this painting includes: Mathilda and Emanuel M. Terner collection, Palm Beach.