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    17 - 18 November 2004

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    • Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-19
    Lot 54

    Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)

    Saltimbanqui (The Acrobat)

    Price realised

    USD 433,100

    Estimate

    USD 400,000 - USD 600,000

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    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.

    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).

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    Literature and exhibited

    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).


    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).


    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.

    Other information

    Saleroom 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.


    Pre-Lot Text

    PROPERTY OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM TO BENEFIT THE ACQUISITION OF LATIN AMERICAN ART

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