Lot Essay
This painting is sold to benefit the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art. 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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PROPERTY OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITION OF LATIN AMERICAN ART
Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)
Saltimbanqui (The Acrobat)
Details
Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)
Saltimbanqui (The Acrobat)
signed and dated 'Tamayo O-79' (upper left) and inscribed 'El Prestigitador 1979' (on the reverse)
oil and sand on canvas
51 x 37¼ in. (129.5 x 94.6 cm.)
Painted in 1979.
Saltimbanqui (The Acrobat)
signed and dated 'Tamayo O-79' (upper left) and inscribed 'El Prestigitador 1979' (on the reverse)
oil and sand on canvas
51 x 37¼ in. (129.5 x 94.6 cm.)
Painted in 1979.
Provenance
Acquired from the artist.
Anon. sale, Christie's New York, Important Latin American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, November 25, 1986, lot 36 (illustrated in color).
Anon. sale, Christie's New York, Important Latin American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, November 25, 1986, lot 36 (illustrated in color).
Literature
O. Paz & J. Lassaigne, Rufino Tamayo, Rizzoli, New York, 1982, p. 269, n. 248 (illustrated in color).
B. Lewin Galleries, Rufino Tamayo-Addendum, Palm Springs, p. LIX, (illustrated in color).
B. Lewin Galleries, Rufino Tamayo-Addendum, Palm Springs, p. LIX, (illustrated in color).
Exhibited
New York, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Rufino Tamayo: Myth and Magic, 1979, n. 113 (illustrated).
London, Marlborough Fine Arts, Rufino Tamayo: Recent Paintings, October 13-27, 1979, n. 16 (illustrated in color).
London, Marlborough Fine Arts, Rufino Tamayo: Recent Paintings, October 13-27, 1979, n. 16 (illustrated in color).
Sale room notice
Please note that this painting is being sold by the Los Angeles County Museum to benefit the aquisition of Latin American Art. Accordingly, this lot may be exempt from sales tax as set forth in the Sales Tax Notice at the back of the catalogue.