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Rufino Tamayo

Mexican · 1899–1991 · Painter, Printmaker

Rufino del Carmen Arellanes Tamayo was a Mexican painter of Zapotec heritage, born in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico. Tamayo was active in the mid-20th century in Mexico and New… (Wikipedia)

$845,000≈ £539,006≈ €680,902Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumMujer indiaPhillips507lots offered1992–2026years recorded77%sold (348)$2.6kSign up free to seemedian price

12 works by Rufino Tamayo with an auction history (offered more than once) →

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  1. Mujer india by Rufino Tamayo, 1942, oil on canvas, sold Nov 2014Mujer indiaPhillips · $845,000≈ £539,006≈ €680,902Sign up to see
  2. Hombre en rosa by Rufino Tamayo, 1977, oil on canvas, sold Nov 2014Hombre en rosaPhillips · $725,000≈ £462,461≈ €584,206Sign up to see
  3. Camino al lnfinito by Rufino Tamayo, 1977, huile sur toile, sold Dec 2023Camino al lnfinitoPiguet Hôtel des Ventes · CHF 250,000≈ $285,775≈ £226,986≈ €265,147Sign up to see

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  1. Senza titolo by Rufino Tamayo, offered Feb 2017
    Senza titolo
    23x21 cm
    Pananti · · Lot 327
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–800View at Pananti ↗
  2. Senza titolo by Rufino Tamayo, offered Feb 2017
    Senza titolo
    Pananti · · Lot 327
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–800View at Pananti ↗
  3. Hombre y mano by Rufino Tamayo, 1930, pencil on paper, offered Nov 2016
    Hombre y mano, 1930
    Drawing · Paper
    10 5/8 x 14 in. (27 x 35.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 20
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Cabeza en Amarillo (Head in Yellow) by Rufino Tamayo, 1976, Etching and aquatint in colours with carborundum, on Guarro paper, the full sheet,, offered Jun 2016
    Cabeza en Amarillo (Head in Yellow), 1976
    Etching · Paper · ed. 22/75
    S. 73.5 x 56.3 cm (28 7/8 x 22 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 78
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,500–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Personaje Blanco (White Person) by Rufino Tamayo, 1976, Etching and aquatint in colours with carborundum, on Guarro paper, the full sheet,, offered Jun 2016
    Personaje Blanco (White Person), 1976
    Etching · Paper · ed. 13/75
    S. 75.4 x 56.3 cm (29 5/8 x 22 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 79
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,500–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Perro (Dog) by Rufino Tamayo, 1973, offered Nov 2013
    Perro (Dog), 1973
    Pananti · · Lot 22
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €400–600View at Pananti ↗
  7. Globo rosso by Rufino Tamayo, tempera on paper, offered Sep 2013
    Globo rosso
    Watercolor · Paper
    50x35 cm
    Pananti · · Lot 7360
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–700View at Pananti ↗
  8. Capitulo XII, from Apocalypse de Saint Jean (P. 67) by Rufino Tamayo, 1959, Color lithograph on Rives BFK paper, offered Jul 2013
    Capitulo XII, from Apocalypse de Saint Jean (P. 67), 1959
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. AP
    13 1/8 x 20in
    Bonhams · · Lot 2145
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  9. Untitled by Rufino Tamayo, Silkscreen on Board of Man Eating Watermelon, offered Jul 2012
    UntitledAfter the artist
    Screenprint · Board
    27.25" high x 21.25" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 51
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $400–600View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  10. Capítulo XVIII, from Apocalpypse de Saint Jean (P. 70) by Rufino Tamayo, 1959, Lithograph in colors on wove paper, offered Oct 2011
    Capítulo XVIII, from Apocalpypse de Saint Jean (P. 70), 1959
    Lithograph · Paper
    11 1/4 x 8 1/2in
    Bonhams · · Lot 7142
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $600–800View at Bonhams ↗
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About Rufino Tamayo

Rufino del Carmen Arellanes Tamayo was a Mexican painter of Zapotec heritage, born in Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico. Tamayo was active in the mid-20th century in Mexico and New York, painting figurative abstraction with surrealist influences.

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