Live Auction 17663Latin American Art
Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991)
Lot 151

Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991)

Head with Black

Closed21 November 2019

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USD 87,500

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Rufino Tamayo (1899-1991)
Head with Black
signed and dated 'Tamayo, O-70'(lower left)
oil and sand on canvas
11 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (30.1 x 40.2 cm.)
Painted in 1970.

The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art.
Gift to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles.
Sale, Christie's, New York, 24 May 2006, lot 161.
Acquired from the above.
Anon. sale, Gary Nader, Miami, 1 December 2011, lot 66.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Specialist note

We are grateful to art historian Juan Carlos Pereda for his assistance cataloguing this work.