Academic Painting

Date
Artist
Rufino Tamayo, Mexican, b. Oaxaca, 1899–1991
Provenance
Parke Bernet Galleries, New York, to 13 December 1961
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 13 December 1961-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA, Ottawa. "Mexican Modern Art, 1900-1950," 25 February-21 May 2000. Tour: MONTREAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, 4 November 1999-6 February 2000.
SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART. "Tamayo: A Modern Icon Reinterpreted," 17 February-27 May 2007. Tour: MIAMI ART MUSEUM, 21 June-16 September; MUSEO DE ARTE CONTEMPORANEO RUFINO TAMAYO, Mexico City, 28 September-21 January 2008.
KUNSTHALLE WÜRTH, Künzelsau, Germany. "Mexicanidad--Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Rufino Tamayo, Francisco Toledo, Adolfo Riestra," 28 April-16 September 2012, color ill. p. 144.
Published References
AQUIN, STEPHANE, et al. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden: The Collection (New York: DelMonico Books, 2022), pl. 59, p. 81.
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Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.4873
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
25 3/4 x 21 7/8 in. (65.4 x 55.5 cm)