Auction 07 Catalog (PDF) - Museum of Latin American Art

RUFINO TAMAYOMexican painter and printmaker, Rufino Tamayo studied earlyEuropean forms of Cubism and Surrealism to create his idiosyncraticstyle of abstract figuration based on Mexican indigenous formsand themes. Inspired by pre-Columbian art to create his geometricfigures, Tamayo contributed a new visual language to Mexican art.However, this particular charcoal on canvas portrait created in1954 illustrates Tamayo’s early training in the school ofmodern Mexican painting. The drawing was probably acommission by the patron.LOT 55RUFINO TAMAYO (MEXICO, 1899 – 1991)Retrato de Eloise la BoyteauxPortrait of Eloise La Boyteaux, 1954charcoal on canvas, 50 1 /8 x 40 1 /8 in. (127.3 x 101.9 cm)Courtesy of Stern Fine Art, CAEstimated price: $ 55,000 – $ 60,00012.5% Buyer’s premium will be added to the purchased price.51