PROPERTY OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT ACQUISITIONS OF LATIN AMERICAN ART
Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)
Hombres en el espacio
Details
Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)
Hombres en el espacio
signed and dated 'Tamayo, O-71' (lower right) dated again and titled 'HOMBRES EN EL ESPACIO, 1971' (on the reverse)
oil and sand on canvas
39¾ x 32 1/8 in. (101 x 81.6 cm.)
Painted in 1971.
Hombres en el espacio
signed and dated 'Tamayo, O-71' (lower right) dated again and titled 'HOMBRES EN EL ESPACIO, 1971' (on the reverse)
oil and sand on canvas
39¾ x 32 1/8 in. (101 x 81.6 cm.)
Painted in 1971.
Provenance
Perls Gallery, New York.
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art.
Gift from the above to the present owner.
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art.
Gift from the above to the present owner.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Rufino Tamayo: Oil Paintings 1970-1971, New York, Perls Galleries, 1971, no. 14 (illustrated).
E. Genauer, Rufino Tamayo, Harry N. Abrams Inc. New York, 1974, no. 119 (illustrated in color).
Rufino Tamayo, Beverly Hills, Palm Springs, B. Lewin Galleries, 1983, p. 118-19 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Rufino Tamayo, 1990, Berlin, Staatliche Kunstalle, 2 May- 10 June 1990, p. 218, no. 196 (illustrated in color).
N. Ávila Jiménez, El arte cósmico de Tamayo, Mexico City, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Editorial Praxis, 2010, no. 27 (illustrated in color).
E. Genauer, Rufino Tamayo, Harry N. Abrams Inc. New York, 1974, no. 119 (illustrated in color).
Rufino Tamayo, Beverly Hills, Palm Springs, B. Lewin Galleries, 1983, p. 118-19 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Rufino Tamayo, 1990, Berlin, Staatliche Kunstalle, 2 May- 10 June 1990, p. 218, no. 196 (illustrated in color).
N. Ávila Jiménez, El arte cósmico de Tamayo, Mexico City, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Editorial Praxis, 2010, no. 27 (illustrated in color).
Exhibited
New York, Perls Galleries, Rufino Tamayo: Oil Paintings 1970-1971, 9 November- 11 December 1971, no. 14.
San Francisco, The Mexican Museum, Paintings and Mixographs by Rufino Tamayo, 19 May- 10 July 1983.
Beverly Hills, Palm Springs, Bernard Lewin Galleries, Rufino Tamayo, 1983.
Monterrey, Museo de Monterrey, Tamayo, January- March 1986.
Mexico City, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Internacional Rufino Tamayo, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Rufino Tamayo: 70 Años de Creación, December 1987- March 1988, no. 153.
Berlin, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Rufino Tamayo, 1990, 2 May- 10 June 1990, no. 196.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mexican Masterpieces from the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection, 23 November 1997- 16 February 1998. This exhibition also traveled to Mexico City, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 29 April- 26 July 1998, no. 90.
San Francisco, The Mexican Museum, Paintings and Mixographs by Rufino Tamayo, 19 May- 10 July 1983.
Beverly Hills, Palm Springs, Bernard Lewin Galleries, Rufino Tamayo, 1983.
Monterrey, Museo de Monterrey, Tamayo, January- March 1986.
Mexico City, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Internacional Rufino Tamayo, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Rufino Tamayo: 70 Años de Creación, December 1987- March 1988, no. 153.
Berlin, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Rufino Tamayo, 1990, 2 May- 10 June 1990, no. 196.
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Mexican Masterpieces from the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection, 23 November 1997- 16 February 1998. This exhibition also traveled to Mexico City, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 29 April- 26 July 1998, no. 90.