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Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)
Lot 22

Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)

Atlante

Fermé16 November 2011

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Rufino Tamayo (Mexican 1899-1991)
Atlante
signed, dated and numbered 'Tamayo O/90, 3/3' (on the verso)
epoxy, pigment and marble dust on steel
85½ x 19¼ x 19¼ in. (217 x 49 x 49 cm.)
Executed in 1990.
Edition three of three.

Acquired from the artist.
GVG Editions, Monterrey.
Mary-Anne Martin/Fine Art, New York.
Private collection, New York.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, May 29, 2002, lot 41 (illustrated in color).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Note du spécialiste

This work was one from a series of eight sculptures commissioned directly from the artist by GVG Editions, Monterrey, Mexico. The sculptures were issued in editions of three each with a unique and different finish. Tamayo worked for approximately four years. The works were completed in 1989 and first exhibited in 1990.