Rufino Tamayo

1899-1991 · Mexican · Mexican Modernism, Figurative abstraction

Biography

Rufino Tamayo (1899 to 1991) was a Mexican painter of Zapotec heritage from Oaxaca who offered a modern alternative to the political muralism of Rivera, Orozco and Siqueiros. He fused pre-Columbian forms and Mexican popular colour with lessons from Cubism and Surrealism, painting figures, animals, watermelons and cosmic scenes in rich, textured colour. He lived for years in New York and Paris, built an international career, and founded the Museo Tamayo in Mexico City and the Museo Rufino Tamayo of pre-Hispanic art in Oaxaca. For the market he is a blue chip Latin American name: Trovador sold for 7.2 million dollars at Christie's in 2008, then a record for Latin American art.

Market

• Liquidity: Medium

Museums

• Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporáneo, Mexico City
• Museo Rufino Tamayo, Oaxaca
• Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
• The Phillips Collection, Washington
• Art Institute of Chicago

Sources

• The Art Wolf: Tamayo market (30/05/2008)
• Masterworks Academy: Rufino Tamayo
• Wikipedia: Rufino Tamayo

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