Lot Essay
*This painting is sold to benefit the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles. Accordingly, this lot may be exempt from sales tax as set forth in the Sales Tax Notice at the back of this catalogue.
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Personnage (Man in Red)
Details
Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)
Personnage (Man in Red)
signed and dated 'Tamayo O-68' (lower right), titled 'Personnage' (on the reverse)
oil and sand on canvas
31½ x 40 in. (80 x 101.5 cm.)
Painted in 1968.
Personnage (Man in Red)
signed and dated 'Tamayo O-68' (lower right), titled 'Personnage' (on the reverse)
oil and sand on canvas
31½ x 40 in. (80 x 101.5 cm.)
Painted in 1968.
Provenance
The Bernard and Edith Lewin collection of Mexican Art.
Gift from the above to the present owner.
Gift from the above to the present owner.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Rufino Tamayo, Belgrade, Museum of Contemporary Art, 1968, no. 25 (illustrated).
E. Genauer, Rufino Tamayo, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1974, no. 98 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Rufino Tamayo, Florence, Palazzo Strozzi, 1975, p. 71, no. 33 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Cent oeuvres de Tamayo, Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1975.
Exhibition catalogue, Paintings and Graphics from The B. Lewin Galleries, East Los Angeles, Vincent Price Art Gallery, May 1981 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Transitions: Rufino Tamayo, J. Lassaigne, Santa Barbara, The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Ediciones Polígrafa, 1982, p. 105 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Collection Bernard Lewin Galleries, Beverly Hills, Palm Springs, 1983, pp. 92-93 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Tamayo, Monterrey, Museo de Monterrey, 1986 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Rufino Tamayo, Santa Ana, Museum of Modern Art, 1987, pp. 24; 16, no. 29 (illustrated in color).
O. Paz & J. Lassaigne, Rufino Tamayo, Ediciones Polígrafa, Barcelona, 1995, p. 150, no. 105 (illustrated in color).
Rufino Tamayo, B. Lewin Galleries, Beverly Hills, Palm Springs, n/d, pp. 92-93 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Vivencias para ser exhibidas: La Colección Bernard y Edith Lewin del Museo del Condado de los Ángeles, Mexico City, Museo de Bellas Artes, 1998, p. 152 (illustrated in color).
E. Genauer, Rufino Tamayo, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1974, no. 98 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Rufino Tamayo, Florence, Palazzo Strozzi, 1975, p. 71, no. 33 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Cent oeuvres de Tamayo, Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1975.
Exhibition catalogue, Paintings and Graphics from The B. Lewin Galleries, East Los Angeles, Vincent Price Art Gallery, May 1981 (illustrated).
Exhibition catalogue, Transitions: Rufino Tamayo, J. Lassaigne, Santa Barbara, The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Ediciones Polígrafa, 1982, p. 105 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Collection Bernard Lewin Galleries, Beverly Hills, Palm Springs, 1983, pp. 92-93 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Tamayo, Monterrey, Museo de Monterrey, 1986 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Rufino Tamayo, Santa Ana, Museum of Modern Art, 1987, pp. 24; 16, no. 29 (illustrated in color).
O. Paz & J. Lassaigne, Rufino Tamayo, Ediciones Polígrafa, Barcelona, 1995, p. 150, no. 105 (illustrated in color).
Rufino Tamayo, B. Lewin Galleries, Beverly Hills, Palm Springs, n/d, pp. 92-93 (illustrated in color).
Exhibition catalogue, Vivencias para ser exhibidas: La Colección Bernard y Edith Lewin del Museo del Condado de los Ángeles, Mexico City, Museo de Bellas Artes, 1998, p. 152 (illustrated in color).
Exhibited
Belgrade, Museum of Contemporary Art, Rufino Tamayo, November - December 1968.
Florence, Palazzo Strozzi, Rufino Tamayo, March - April 1975.
Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Cent oeuvres de Tamayo, November - February 1975.
Los Angeles, Vincent Price Art Gallery, Paintings and Graphics from The B. Lewin Galleries, May 1981.
Santa Barbara, The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Transitions: Rufino Tamayo, May - August 1982.
Monterrey, Museo de Monterrey, Tamayo, January - March 1986.
Santa Ana, The Musuem of Modern Art, Rufino Tamayo, September 1987. Los Angeles, LACMA, Mexican Masterpieces from the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection, November 1997 - February 1998. This exhibition later traveled to Mexico City, INBA, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, April - July 1998.
Florence, Palazzo Strozzi, Rufino Tamayo, March - April 1975.
Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Cent oeuvres de Tamayo, November - February 1975.
Los Angeles, Vincent Price Art Gallery, Paintings and Graphics from The B. Lewin Galleries, May 1981.
Santa Barbara, The Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Transitions: Rufino Tamayo, May - August 1982.
Monterrey, Museo de Monterrey, Tamayo, January - March 1986.
Santa Ana, The Musuem of Modern Art, Rufino Tamayo, September 1987. Los Angeles, LACMA, Mexican Masterpieces from the Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection, November 1997 - February 1998. This exhibition later traveled to Mexico City, INBA, Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, April - July 1998.
Special notice
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