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)

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Mujer indiaPhillips · Nov 2014$845,000≈ £539,006≈ €680,902Sign up to see
Hombre en rosaPhillips · Nov 2014$725,000≈ £462,461≈ €584,206Sign up to see
Camino al lnfinitoPiguet Hôtel des Ventes · Dec 2023CHF 250,000≈ $285,775≈ £226,986≈ €265,147Sign up to see

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Portrait of a Man (Hombre), 1953
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 10, 2018 · Lot 20
$2,250≈ £1,683≈ €1,914Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Cabeza; Cabeza con Sombrero (2), 1977
Mixografias on Arches paper · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 10, 2018 · Lot 21
$5,000≈ £3,740≈ €4,254Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Sandías, 1989
Sculpture · ed. AP
79 1/8 x 12 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. (201 x 32.1 x 32.1 cm.)
Phillips · May 16, 2018 · Lot 199
$125,000≈ £92,730≈ €106,076Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
Femme en Mauve from Las Mujeres
Mexico
Rago Auctions · May 5, 2018 · Lot 130
$1,063≈ £784≈ €888Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Malabarista
Etching · ed. 73/99
29.25" high x 22" wide
Clarke Auction Gallery · Feb 25, 2018 · Lot 60
$2,300≈ £1,639≈ €1,867HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
Cabeza Sobre Fondo Rosa (from 8 Aguafuertes), 1984
Etching · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 25, 2018 · Lot 8
$5,313≈ £3,787≈ €4,313Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Hombre Contemplando la Luna (Man Contemplating the Moon), 1947
Etching · Paper · ed. HC
I. 20 x 15 cm (7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.) S. 30.5 x 25 cm (12 x 9 7/8 in.)
Phillips · Jan 25, 2018 · Lot 96
£1,125≈ $1,604≈ €1,293Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
Manos sobre fondo azul
Mexico
Rago Auctions · Nov 11, 2017 · Lot 140
$3,125≈ £2,370≈ €2,681Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Cabeza
Mexico
Rago Auctions · Nov 11, 2017 · Lot 141
$2,125≈ £1,611≈ €1,823Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Rago Auctions ↗
Untitled (From Aztlan
Mexico
Rago Auctions · Nov 11, 2017 · Lot 142
$688≈ £522≈ €590Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗

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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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