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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 indiaPhillips506lots offered1992–2026years recorded77%sold (347)$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. Dos figuras (Two Figures); Hombre en blanco (Man in White); Estela; Hombre en rojo (Man in Red); and Hombre I (Man I) (P. 220; 222; 239; 244; 295) by Rufino Tamayo, 1976-81, Five Mixografía® prints in colours, four on Arches paper, one on handmade paper, the full sheets, sold Sep 2025
    Dos figuras (Two Figures); Hombre en blanco (Man in White); Estela; Hombre en rojo (Man in Red); and Hombre I (Man I) (P. 220; 222; 239; 244; 295), 1976-81
    Five Mixografía® prints in colours, four on Arches paper, one on handmade paper, the full sheets · Paper
    all S. various sizes, largest S. 119.5 x 79.8 cm (47 x 31 3/8 in.), smallest S. 24.3 x 17.2 cm (9 5/8 x 6 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 302
    £14,190≈ $19,320≈ €16,348Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Rufino Tamayo 16 aguafuertes (16 Etchings): three prints (P. 193; 199; 204) by Rufino Tamayo, 1976, Three etchings in colours, on Guarro paper, the full sheets, sold Sep 2025
    Rufino Tamayo 16 aguafuertes (16 Etchings): three prints (P. 193; 199; 204), 1976
    Etching · Paper · ed. 26/75
    all S. approx. 75 x 57 cm (29 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.), one horizontal
    Phillips · · Lot 303
    £3,870≈ $5,269≈ €4,458Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Hombre con Pipa by Rufino Tamayo, 1979, Mixografía in colors on handmade paper, sold Sep 2025
    Hombre con Pipa, 1979
    Mixografía in colors on handmade paper · Paper
    34¼ h x 27 w in (87 x 69 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 162
    $10,160≈ £7,574≈ €8,719Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Mujer Con Brazos Altos en Rojo (Affiche Avant Lettre) (from the Mujeres portfolio) by Rufino Tamayo, 1969, lithograph in colors, sold Sep 2025
    Mujer Con Brazos Altos en Rojo (Affiche Avant Lettre) (from the Mujeres portfolio), 1969
    Lithograph
    32½ h x 24½ w in (83 x 62 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 163
    $572≈ £426≈ €491Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  5. Hombre con baston (from the Rufino Tamayo 15 aguafuertes 1979 portfolio) by Rufino Tamayo, 1979, etching in colors on Guarro, sold Sep 2025
    Hombre con baston (from the Rufino Tamayo 15 aguafuertes 1979 portfolio), 1979
    Etching
    29½ h x 21½ w in (75 x 55 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 164
    $3,302≈ £2,462≈ €2,834Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  6. Bodegón (from the Rufino Tamayo 15 aguafuertes 1980 portfolio) by Rufino Tamayo, 1980, etching in colors on Guarro, sold Sep 2025
    Bodegón (from the Rufino Tamayo 15 aguafuertes 1980 portfolio), 1980
    Etching
    22 h x 29⅝ w in (56 x 75 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 165
    $2,540≈ £1,894≈ €2,180Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  7. Torso En Rosa (from the Rufino Tamayo 15 aguafuertes 1980 portfolio) by Rufino Tamayo, 1980, etching in colors on Guarro, sold Sep 2025
    Torso En Rosa (from the Rufino Tamayo 15 aguafuertes 1980 portfolio), 1980
    Etching
    25 h x 17½ w in (63 x 44 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 166
    $2,413≈ £1,799≈ €2,071Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  8. Mujer con medias (from the Mujeres portfolio) by Rufino Tamayo, 1969, lithograph in colors, sold Sep 2025
    Mujer con medias (from the Mujeres portfolio), 1969
    Lithograph
    28 h x 22 w in (71 x 56 cm)
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 167
    $2,032≈ £1,515≈ €1,744Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  9. Guerrero sentado de Colima, de la serie Ídolos Precolombinos by Rufino Tamayo, 1976, Litografía intervenida con acuarela 54 / 100, sold Aug 2025
    Guerrero sentado de Colima, de la serie Ídolos Precolombinos, 1976
    Lithograph · ed. 54/100
    56 x 44 cm medidas totales
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 3
    MX$55,000≈ $2,956≈ £2,186≈ €2,531HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$55,000–70,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
  10. Untitled by Rufino Tamayo, Lápiz de grafito y acuarela sobre papel, sold Aug 2025
    Untitled
    Watercolor
    33 x 26 cm
    Morton Subastas · · Lot 40
    MX$210,000≈ $11,285≈ £8,348≈ €9,665HammerSign up free to seeEst. MX$190,000–220,000View at Morton Subastas ↗
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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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