Live Auction 2222Latin American Sale
Christie’s roundel
Lot 45

Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)

Adán y Eva

Closed18 November 2009

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USD 386,500

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Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)
Adán y Eva
signed and dated 'Tamayo, O-72' (upper right)
oil and sand on canvas
39½ x 32 in. (100 x 81.3 cm.)
Painted in 1972.

Olga Tamayo, Mexico City.
B. Lewin Galleries, Beverly Hills and Palm Springs.
Anon. sale, Christie's, New York, 16 November 1994, lot 61 (illustrated in color).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Specialist note

We are grateful to Art Historian Juan Carlos Pereda for his assistance in cataloguing this work.