May 19, 2009 10:00 EST
Modern & Contemporary and European & American Art
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Rufino Tamayo
Rufino Tamayo
Mexican, 1899-1991
El Helado de Fresa (Strawberry Ice Cream), 1938
Signed Tamayo and dated '38 (lr)
Oil on canvas
17 7/8 x 23 7/8 inches (45.5 x 60.6 cm)
Provenance:
Galeria de Arte Mexicano, Mexico City
Valentine Gallery, New York
Galeria Central de Arte Moderno Misrachi, Mexico City, circa 1949-50
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, Inv. no. C 1757
Lester Wolfe, New York
Mary-Anne Martin Fine Art, New York, 1984
Robert Brown Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C.
Private collection, Washington, D.C.
Exhibited:
New York, Valentine Gallery, Rufino Tamayo, Jan. 30-Feb. 11, 1939 as Strawberry Ice Cream, no. 3
San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Art, Rufino Tamayo, Aug. 27-Sep. 27, 1945
Mexico City, Museo Nacional de Artes Plasticas, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Rufino Tamayo, 1948, as El Barquillo de Nieve
Mexico City, Galeria Central de Arte Moderno, Rufino Tamayo
New York, The Rockefeller University, Contemporary Mexican Art, 1965-1966, no. 19
New York, Mary-Anne Martin/Fine Art, Rufino Tamayo; 1937-1977, Dec.1984-Jan. 1985
Literature:
Paul Westheim, Tamayo, 1957, illus. p. 9
Artes de Mexico, Vol. IV, nos. 22-23 (March-June 1958), cover illustration, "30 Pintores Mexicanos," p. 5
Rufino Tamayo, Tamayo 70: Rufino Tamayo, 70 anos de creacion, exhibition catalogue, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Secretaria de Educacion Publica, Mexico City: Museo de Art Contemporaneo Internacional Rufino Tamayo and Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Dec. 1987-Mar. 1988, illus.
Sold for $350,000
Estimated at $300,000 - $500,000
Includes Buyer's Premium
Rufino Tamayo
Mexican, 1899-1991
El Helado de Fresa (Strawberry Ice Cream), 1938
Signed Tamayo and dated '38 (lr)
Oil on canvas
17 7/8 x 23 7/8 inches (45.5 x 60.6 cm)
Provenance:
Galeria de Arte Mexicano, Mexico City
Valentine Gallery, New York
Galeria Central de Arte Moderno Misrachi, Mexico City, circa 1949-50
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, Inv. no. C 1757
Lester Wolfe, New York
Mary-Anne Martin Fine Art, New York, 1984
Robert Brown Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C.
Private collection, Washington, D.C.
Exhibited:
New York, Valentine Gallery, Rufino Tamayo, Jan. 30-Feb. 11, 1939 as Strawberry Ice Cream, no. 3
San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Art, Rufino Tamayo, Aug. 27-Sep. 27, 1945
Mexico City, Museo Nacional de Artes Plasticas, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Rufino Tamayo, 1948, as El Barquillo de Nieve
Mexico City, Galeria Central de Arte Moderno, Rufino Tamayo
New York, The Rockefeller University, Contemporary Mexican Art, 1965-1966, no. 19
New York, Mary-Anne Martin/Fine Art, Rufino Tamayo; 1937-1977, Dec.1984-Jan. 1985
Literature:
Paul Westheim, Tamayo, 1957, illus. p. 9
Artes de Mexico, Vol. IV, nos. 22-23 (March-June 1958), cover illustration, "30 Pintores Mexicanos," p. 5
Rufino Tamayo, Tamayo 70: Rufino Tamayo, 70 anos de creacion, exhibition catalogue, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Secretaria de Educacion Publica, Mexico City: Museo de Art Contemporaneo Internacional Rufino Tamayo and Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Dec. 1987-Mar. 1988, illus.
Edges with paper tape. Could use a light clean. Some frame rubbing resulting in a few minor losses/scuffs. Scattered light alligatoring of the pigment, mainly in the browns. Tiny spots of inpainting scattered along the outer edges. Could not detect further restoration under UV light.
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Auction: Modern & Contemporary and European & American Art, May 19, 2009
