Rufino Tamayo: career timeline
Mexican · 1899–1991 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 366 of 493 lots (74% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.
| Decade made | Works | Sold | Median sold price | Main medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | — | Woodcut / linocut |
| 1930s | 7 | 3 | $3.6kSign up | Drawing |
| 1940s | 7 | 6 | $29.8kSign up | Watercolor |
| 1950s | 40 | 26 | $2kSign up | Lithograph |
| 1960s | 67 | 50 | $2kSign up | Lithograph |
| 1970s | 144 | 116 | $3.1kSign up | Lithograph |
| 1980s | 81 | 68 | $3.4kSign up | Lithograph |
| 1990s | 4 | 2 | $5.2kSign up | Lithograph |
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1920s 1 work
- Sold
- 0 of 1
- Median
- —
- Average
- —
- Typical size
- 12 × 12 in (31 × 31 cm)
- Mediums
- Woodcut / linocut (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1926 Man and Woman, or Natives with MagueyResult not published
1930s 7 works
- Sold
- 3 of 7
- Median
- $3.6kSign up
- Average
- $24.8kSign up
- Typical size
- 15.5 × 16 in (39 × 40 cm)
- Mediums
- Drawing (3), Oil (2), Other (1)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (1)
1930 Man Holding a Rifle Viewed from Behind (The Revolutionist), 1930$2.2kSign up
1930 Hombre y manoUnsold
1933 El canto y la música$68.8kSign up
1934 Untitled$3.6kSign up
1934 Wedding sceneUnsold
1935 Naturaleza muertaResult not published
1938 La vendedora de frutaUnsold
1940s 7 works
- Sold
- 6 of 7
- Median
- $29.8kSign up
- Average
- $158kSign up
- Typical size
- 17 × 13 in (43 × 33 cm)
- Mediums
- Watercolor (2), Etching (2), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Sunsets & night (1)
c. 1940 Mujer de espalda$34.6kSign up
1940 Untitled$2.3kSign up
1940 Mujer de pie con rebozo y canasta$25kSign up
1942 Mujer india$845kSign up
1944 El Rebozo Azul$39.6kSign up
1947 Hombre Contemplando la LunaResult not published
1947 Hombre Contemplando la Luna (Man Contemplating the Moon)$1.6kSign up
1950s 40 works
- Sold
- 26 of 40
- Median
- $2kSign up
- Average
- $7.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 13 × 12 in (33 × 30 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (36), Drawing (2), Oil (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (10), Birds (4), Sunsets & night (1)
1950 Hombre, luna y estrellas$1.5kSign up
1950 Observador de pájaros$1.8kSign up · sold 3×
1950 Mujer con sandíaUnsold
1950 Hombre, Luna y Estrellas$1.7kSign up
1950 Hombre (P. 37)$3.6kSign up
1950 Hombre$2kSign up
1950 Hombre, Luna Y Estrellas (Man, Moon and Stars)$1.3kSign up
1950 Mujer Con Sandía$1.9kSign up
1950 [Hombre, Luna y Estrellas]$2kSign up
c. 1950 Watermelon Eater$2.6kSign up
1952 Air Mexicain, 1952:Unsold
1952 Air Mexicain, 1952:Result not published
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1952 Air Mexicain, 1952:Result not published
1952 Air Mexicain, 1952:Result not published
1952 Aztlán, 1952 de la carpeta Aztlán, sueños mexicanosResult not published
1952 Mensajes, 1952 de la carpeta Aztlán, sueños mexicanosResult not published
1952 El conejo de la luna,1952 de la carpeta Aztlán, sueños mexicanosUnsold
1952 La muerte azul, 1952 de la carpeta Aztlán, sueños mexicanosUnsold
1952 Tezcatlipoca, el diablo de México (Tezcatlipoca, The Devil of Mexico), from Aztlán, sueños mexicanos (Aztlan, Mexican Dreams) (P. 40)$1.1kSign up
1953 Portrait of a Man (Hombre)$2.3kSign up
1953 Portrait of a Man (Hombre)$2.5kSign up
1958 Portrait de Mme Topazia MarkevitchUnsold
1958 Portrait du chef d'orchestre Igor MarkevitchUnsold
1958 Cabeza con pájaros$1.9kSign up
…and 16 more works from this group in the full results list.
1960s 67 works
- Sold
- 50 of 67
- Median
- $2kSign up
- Average
- $6kSign up
- Typical size
- 27 × 21 in (69 × 53 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (60), Pastel (2), Other (2)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (20), Sunsets & night (2)
1960 Hombre en negroUnsold
c. 1960 Mujer con Sandia (Woman with Watermelon)$2kSign up
1963 Hombre y la luna$138kSign up
1964 Moon Face$3.4kSign up
1964 Moon Face (Cara de Luna)$2kSign up
1965 Il Grito 1965Unsold
1966 PersonajeResult not published
1967 El Grito$15.4kSign up
1967 El GritoResult not published
1967 Untitled$8.8kSign up
1969 Nineteen works (from the Mujeres portfolio)$33.3kSign up
1969 Dos cabezas de mujer, from Mujeres (Two Women's Heads, from Women) (P. 106)$2.1kSign up
Show 12 more (1960s)
1969 Demi-Poisson, from Mujeres (Half-Fish, from Women) (Pereda 117)$2.2kSign up
1969 Deux têtes (Dos cabezas), de la carpeta Mujeres$4.9kSign up
1969 Sandías (Pereda 126)$7.7kSign up
1969 Pastèque #2, from Mujeres (Pereda 119)$4.1kSign up
1969 Two plates, from Mujeres (Pereda 114; 115)$3.8kSign up
1969 Untitled$2.8kSign up
1969 Femme aux Bas Mauves (Mujer con Medias Malva) (from the Mujeres portfolio)$1.4kSign up
1969 La Negresse (from the Mujeres portfolio)$2kSign up
1969 Mujer con Medias Malva, from Mujeres (Pereda 115)$1.9kSign up
1969 Deux têtes; Carnavalesque, from Mujeres (Pereda 107, 114)$3.8kSign up
1969 Mujer Con Brazos Altos en Rojo (Affiche Avant Lettre) (from the Mujeres portfolio)$396Sign up
1969 Mujer en lila (Woman in Lilac); Cabeza de mujer (Head of a Woman); and Hombre en fondo verde (Man on Green Background) (P. 113; 114; 287)$6.7kSign up
…and 43 more works from this group in the full results list.
1970s 144 works
- Sold
- 116 of 144
- Median
- $3.1kSign up
- Average
- $14.1kSign up
- Typical size
- 29.5 × 22 in (75 × 56 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (48), Etching (46), Other (34)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (15)
1972 Dos personajes (Two Characters) (P. 134)$2.1kSign up
1972 Dos Personajes (Pereda 134)$3.3kSign up
1972 Mujer con Sombrero (Pereda 132)$2.3kSign up
1972 Sandías (Pereda 133)$6.1kSign up
1972 Sandías (Watermelons) (P. 133)$7.4kSign up
1972 Untitled$11.3kSign up · sold 2×
1972 Dos personajes$4kSign up
1972 Mujer con sombrero$4kSign up
1972 Hombre$3.5kSign up
1972 Sandías$5kSign up
1972 Mayan Head$6.1kSign up
1973 Cabeza en rojo (Head in Red) (P. 146)$2.1kSign up
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1973 Langosta (Lobster) (Pereda 153)$4.1kSign up
1973 Figura de Hombre en Gris, from Rufino Tamayo 15 Litografías (Pereda 140)$2.6kSign up
1973 Perro, from Rufino Tamayo 15 litografías (Pereda 137)$4.1kSign up
1973 Cabeza en verde, de la serie Rufino Tamayo 15 litografías$2.4kSign up
1973 Cabeza en verde$2.3kSign up
1973 Perro De Luna (from The Mexican Masters suite)$1.7kSign up
1973 Mujer en negro$4.2kSign up
1973 Cabeza en gris (Head in Grey) (P. 150)$929Sign up
1973 Mujer, from the series 'Rufino Tamayo 15 Litografias'$1.8kSign up
1973 Figura de Hombre en Gris, from the series 'Rufino Tamayo 15 Lithografias'$2.3kSign up
1973 Peces (from the Rufino Tamayo 15 litografias 1973 series)$2.3kSign up
1973 Mujer en negroUnsold
…and 120 more works from this group in the full results list.
1980s 81 works
- Sold
- 68 of 81
- Median
- $3.4kSign up
- Average
- $7.9kSign up
- Typical size
- 29.5 × 23 in (75 × 59 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (36), Etching (20), Other (13)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (3), Flowers & still life (1), Sunsets & night (1)
1980 Eclipse, de la serie Rufino Tamayo 15 aguafuertes$11.7kSign up
1980 Malabarista, from 15 Aguafuertes (Juggler, from 15 Etchings) (Pereda 276)$4.4kSign up
1980 Sandías (Watermelons) (Pereda 285)$15.4kSign up
1980 Mujer, from 15 Aguafuertes (Pereda 279)$3.1kSign up
1980 Malabarista, from 15 Aguafuertes (Pereda 276)$4.1kSign up
1980 Figura en Jarras, from 15 Aguafuertes (Pereda 274)$3.3kSign up
1980 Personaje en gris, from 15 Aguafuertes (Pereda 273)$4.6kSign up
1980 Figura en Negro, from 15 Aguafuerte (Figure in Black, from 15 Etchings) (P. 277)$5.4kSign up
1980 Torso en Rosa (from the Rufino Tamayo 15 aguafuertes 1980 portfolio)$1.7kSign up
1980 Hombre en la Ventana (Pereda 286)$6.1kSign up
1980 Cabeza, from Rufino Tamayo's 15 aguafuertes 1980 (Pereda 270)$2.8kSign up
1980 Sandías (Watermelons) (P. 285)$14.1kSign up
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1980 Bodegón (from the Rufino Tamayo 15 aguafuertes 1980 portfolio)$2.5kSign up
1980 Torso En Rosa (from the Rufino Tamayo 15 aguafuertes 1980 portfolio)$2.4kSign up
1980 Hombre con Baston$8.3kSign up
1980 Bodegon (Still Life) (from the 15 Aguafuertes portfolio)$2.4kSign up
1980 Hombre en la ventana (from the Rufino Tamayo 15 aguafuertes 1980 portfolio)$2.5kSign up
1980 Hombre con baston$3.9kSign up
1980 Bodegón, de la serie Rufino Tamayo 15 aguafuertesUnsold · sold 3×
1980 Sandías$7kSign up
1980 Sandias$8.8kSign up
1980 Eclipse, from Rufino Tamayo 15 Etchings$2.3kSign up
1980 Hombre en Fondo Verde$2.3kSign up
1980 Torso in Pink (from 15 Etchings portfolio)$2.3kSign up
…and 57 more works from this group in the full results list.
1990s 4 works
- Sold
- 2 of 4
- Median
- $5.2kSign up
- Average
- $5.2kSign up
- Typical size
- 26 × 20 in (66 × 51 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (4)
- Subjects
- —
1990 Adán; Eva, from Tamayo 90 aniversario (Pereda 349; 350)$7.7kSign up
1990 Perro prehispánico, de la serie Tamayo 90 aniversarioUnsold
1990 Mujer Sonriente$2.8kSign up
1991 Hombre de OaxacaResult not published
Creation date not recorded
123 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.
Undated, sold in the 2000s 7 works
- Sold
- 5 of 7
- Median
- $3.3kSign up
- Average
- $8.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 14.5 × 13.5 in (36 × 34 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (4), Woodcut / linocut (1), Drawing (1)
- Subjects
- Abstract (1)
sold 2003 Composition in Pink and GreyUnsold
sold 2003 Virgin of Guadalupe$3.3kSign up
sold 2003 Visage$1.2kSign up
sold 2006 (Mexican 1899-1991)$26.9kSign up
sold 2006 (Mexican 1899-1991)$9kSign up
sold 2008 MUSEO DE ARTE PREHISPANICO DE MEXICO, color lithograph posterUnsold
Undated, sold in the 2010s 41 works
- Sold
- 25 of 41
- Median
- $2.3kSign up
- Average
- $2.5kSign up
- Typical size
- 21.5 × 20.5 in (55 × 52 cm)
- Mediums
- Other (15), Etching (7), Lithograph (6)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (6)
sold 2010 Femme au collant noirResult not published
sold 2011 Cabeza con Sambrero$1.4kSign up
sold 2011 Watermelon EaterUnsold
sold 2011 Untitled$3.1kSign up
sold 2011 Untitled$3.8kSign up
sold 2012 Watermelon Eater$115Sign up
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sold 2012 High FiveResult not published
sold 2012 Hombre I$750Sign up
sold 2013 Globo rossoUnsold
sold 2013 Untitled - Apples on a Table #23/99$1.9kSign up
sold 2014 Untitled$1.8kSign up
sold 2015 Mujer azul$1.6kSign up
…and 29 more works from this group in the full results list.
Undated, sold in the 2020s 75 works
- Sold
- 38 of 75
- Median
- $2.4kSign up
- Average
- $4kSign up
- Typical size
- 22.5 × 20 in (57 × 50 cm)
- Mediums
- Lithograph (33), Other (19), Drawing (7)
- Subjects
- Figures & portraits (2), Birds (1)
sold 2020 Personaje a Contraluz, (from 15 Aguafuertes)$2.4kSign up
sold 2020 Untitled$1.3kSign up
sold 2020 Tajadas de Sandias$3kSign up
sold 2021 Nio con Pajaros$2.2kSign up
sold 2021 Los Tamayo Feliz Año Merry Xmas Joyeux Noel$250Sign up
sold 2021 Estudio para La PerlaResult not published
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sold 2021 Untitled$7.5kSign up
sold 2021 El gimnasta (Cruz de hierro)Unsold
sold 2021 The Dancer$1kSign up
sold 2021 Mujer en RojoResult not published
sold 2021 Untitled$288Sign up
sold 2021 Mujer con sandia$3kSign up
…and 63 more works from this group in the full results list.
Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Rufino Tamayo auction results →