Lot 57 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

Closed18 November 2010

Price Realised

USD 290,500

Considering selling a similar item?

Discover its value with a complimentary estimate from our specialists.

More Information

How to sell

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.

Perls Gallery, New York.
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art.
Gift from the above to the present owner.

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).

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.

Calendar

Featured

Current Exhibitions

Categories

Sell with us

Sell with us

Departments

Departments

Read

Visit

Artists and Makers

Services

Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)

Hombres en el espacio

Considering selling a similar item?

More Information

Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)

Hombres en el espacio

Considering selling a similar item?

More Information

Details

Provenance

Literature

Exhibited