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Rufino Tamayo

Rufino Tamayo

Mexican, 1899–1991

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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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Works in Collection

38 works
Air Mexicain

Air Mexicain

Rufino Tamayo

1952

Animals

Animals

Rufino Tamayo

1941

Bird Watcher

Bird Watcher

Rufino Tamayo

1950

Declaracion Universal de Derechos Humanos

Declaracion Universal de Derechos Humanos

Rafael Canogar

1984

Ghost

Ghost

Rufino Tamayo

1964

Ghost

Ghost

Rufino Tamayo

1964

Girl Attacked by a Strange Bird

Girl Attacked by a Strange Bird

Rufino Tamayo

1947

Green Man

Green Man

Rufino Tamayo

1964

Half Moon

Half Moon

Rufino Tamayo

1964

Head

Head

Rufino Tamayo

1964

Head

Head

Rufino Tamayo

1959

Head

Head

Rufino Tamayo

1964

Head

Head

Rufino Tamayo

1964

Head

Head

Rufino Tamayo

1964

Head of Colossus

Head of Colossus

Rufino Tamayo

1964

Head of Colossus

Head of Colossus

Rufino Tamayo

1964

Head with Birds

Head with Birds

Rufino Tamayo

1958

Indian Woman

Indian Woman

Rufino Tamayo

1959

Man at the Door

Man at the Door

Rufino Tamayo

1964

Man in the Doorway #2

Man in the Doorway #2

Rufino Tamayo

1964

Man in the Sun

Man in the Sun

Rufino Tamayo

1964

Man with Hat

Man with Hat

Rufino Tamayo

1964

Man, Moon and Stars

Man, Moon and Stars

Rufino Tamayo

1950

Mask

Mask

Rufino Tamayo

1964

Exhibitions

29 exhibitions

Sep 14, 1936 – Oct 12, 1936

New Horizons in American Art

283 artists · 1 curator

Apr 03, 1940 – Apr 28, 1940

Four American Traveling Exhibitions

54 artists · 1 curator

May 15, 1940 – Sep 30, 1940

Twenty Centuries of Mexican Art

53 artists · 2 curators

May 06, 1941 – Apr 30, 1941

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

74 artists

Dec 09, 1942 – Jan 24, 1943

Twentieth Century Portraits

159 artists · 1 curator

Mar 31, 1943 – Jun 06, 1943

The Latin-American Collection of the Museum of Modern Art

154 artists · 1 curator

Jul 28, 1943 – Sep 26, 1943

Recent Acquisitions: European and American Paintings and Rugs

10 artists

Feb 16, 1944 – May 10, 1944

Modern Drawings

120 artists · 3 curators

May 24, 1944 – Oct 15, 1944

Painting, Sculpture, Prints

133 artists · 1 curator

Jun 20, 1945 – Feb 13, 1946

The Museum Collection of Painting and Sculpture

174 artists

Feb 19, 1946 – May 05, 1946

The Museum Collection of Painting

67 artists

Jul 02, 1946 – Sep 22, 1946

Paintings from New York Private Collections

37 artists · 1 curator

Jul 02, 1946 – Sep 12, 1954

Paintings, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts from the Museum Collection

112 artists · 1 curator

Jul 20, 1948 – Sep 12, 1948

New York Private Collections

30 artists · 1 curator

Aug 29, 1950 – Oct 15, 1950

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

72 artists · 1 curator

Jun 23, 1953 – Oct 04, 1953

Summer Exhibition: New Acquisitions; Recent American Prints, 1947–1953; Katherine S. Dreier Bequest; Kuniyoshi and Spencer; Expressionism in Germany; Varieties of Realism

100 artists · 2 curators

Sep 08, 1954 – Nov 28, 1954

American Prints of the 20th Century

111 artists · 1 curator

Oct 19, 1954 – Feb 06, 1955

XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

260 artists

May 31, 1955 – Sep 07, 1955

Paintings from Private Collections

33 artists · 1 curator

Nov 30, 1955 – Feb 22, 1956

Recent Acquisitions

44 artists

Oct 08, 1958

Second Floor Permanent Collection

28 artists

Mar 24, 1960 – Apr 17, 1960

Selections from the Art Lending Service

67 artists

Apr 20, 1960

Fifty Modern Paintings and Sculpture Especially Donated for the Benefit of the 30th Anniversary Fund of The Museum of Modern Art

35 artists · 2 curators

Dec 03, 1960 – Jan 08, 1961

Birds and Beasts from the Museum of Modern Art

26 artists · 2 curators

May 27, 1964

Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

169 artists

Mar 17, 1967 – Jun 04, 1967

Latin-American Art, 1931–1966, from the Museum Collection

37 artists · 2 curators

Dec 09, 1975 – Mar 07, 1976

A Museum Menagerie

57 artists · 1 curator

Mar 16, 1978 – Jul 02, 1978

Mexican Art

25 artists · 2 curators

May 17, 1984

Selections from the Permanent Collection: Painting and Sculpture

59 artists · 2 curators