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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 indiaPhillips518lots offered1992–2026years recorded77%sold (358)$2.6kSign up free to seemedian price

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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. Torso Blanco by Rufino Tamayo, 1978, Mixografia print on handmade paper, sold Feb 2014
    Torso Blanco, 1978
    Print (other) · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 333
    $3,600≈ £2,161≈ €2,621Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Peces, from Rufino Tamayo 15 Litografías (P. 139) by Rufino Tamayo, 1973, Color lithograph on Guarro paper, sold Jan 2014
    Peces, from Rufino Tamayo 15 Litografías (P. 139), 1973
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 12/75
    sheet 22 x 29 3/4in
    Bonhams · · Lot 5142
    $2,000≈ £1,208≈ €1,464Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Desnudo en Naranja (Nude in Orange) by Rufino Tamayo, 1959, Lithograph in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins,, sold Dec 2013
    Desnudo en Naranja (Nude in Orange), 1959
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 27/100
    I. 66 x 51 cm (25 7/8 x 20 1/8 in.) S. 76 x 56 cm (29 7/8 x 22 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 103
    £1,375≈ $2,256≈ €1,638Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  4. La Negresse by Rufino Tamayo, 1969, Color lithograph on Rives paper, sold Oct 2013
    La Negresse, 1969
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 76
    $1,750≈ £1,094≈ €1,290Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  5. Mano Blanca by Rufino Tamayo, 1977, Color Mixografia on Arches paper, sold Oct 2013
    Mano Blanca, 1977
    Color Mixografia on Arches paper · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 77
    $2,188≈ £1,368≈ €1,613Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  6. Cabeza Sobre Fondo Rosa (from 8 Aguafuertes) by Rufino Tamayo, 1984, Etching on Guarro paper, sold Oct 2013
    Cabeza Sobre Fondo Rosa (from 8 Aguafuertes), 1984
    Etching · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 78
    $3,438≈ £2,150≈ €2,534Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  7. Capitulo XII, from Apocalypse de Saint Jean (P. 67) by Rufino Tamayo, 1959, Color lithograph on Rives BFK paper, sold Sep 2013
    Capitulo XII, from Apocalypse de Saint Jean (P. 67), 1959
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. AP
    13 1/8 x 20in
    Bonhams · · Lot 4211
    $750≈ £464≈ €554Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–900View at Bonhams ↗
  8. Chacal, from The Mexican Masters Suite (P. 136) by Rufino Tamayo, 1973, Lithograph in colors on Arches paper, sold Jul 2013
    Chacal, from The Mexican Masters Suite (P. 136), 1973
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 6/100
    sheet 22 1/16 x 29 7/8in
    Bonhams · · Lot 7154
    $2,000≈ £1,329≈ €1,537Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
  9. La Negresse by Rufino Tamayo, 1969, Lithograph on Rives, sold May 2013
    La Negresse, 1969
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 405
    $2,375≈ £1,563≈ €1,848Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  10. Untitled - Apples on a Table #23/99 by Rufino Tamayo, colour etching on paper, sold Apr 2013
    Untitled - Apples on a Table #23/99
    Etching · Paper
    55.2 x 74.3 x 2.5 cm
    Levis Fine Art Auctions · · Lot 328
    CA$1,989≈ $1,940≈ £1,275≈ €1,480Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. CA$1,200–1,500View at Levis Fine Art 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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