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Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)
Lot 11 PROPERTY OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, SOLD TO BENEFIT ACQUISITIONS OF LATIN AMERICAN ART*

Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)

Los amigos

Closed20 November 2008

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USD 338,500

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Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)
Los amigos
signed and dated 'Tamayo, O-76' (upper right) titled and dated 'Los amigos, 1976' (on the reverse)
oil and sand on canvas
38¼ x 51¼ in. (97.1 x 130.2 cm.)
Painted in 1976.

Marlborough Gallery, New York.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 28 May 1985, lot 89 (illustrated in color).
The Bernard and Edith Lewin collection of Mexican Art.
Gift from the above to the present owner.

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*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.