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Feb 16, 2012

Self-Portrait

1927

Rufino Tamayo

(Mexican, 1899–1991)

Mexico, 20th century

Watercolor with graphite

Sheet: 25.2 x 17.7 cm (9 15/16 x 6 15/16 in.)

Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride 1957.432

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Rufino Tamayo created this drawing the year after his first exhibition, held at New York's Weyhe Gallery.

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Rufino Tamayo created this early self-portrait during a period spent living in New York. The drawing presents the young artist's face from a close-up perspective with a direct gaze meant to convey intensity and focus.

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Inscription

signed and inscribed below center at left: Tamayo / 27

Provenance

?-1957

Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

1957-

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Citations

The Latin American Spirit: Art and Artists in the United States, 1920-1970. Exh. Cat. Bronx: Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1988.

Tibol, Raquel. Rufino Tamayo: Del Reflejo al Sueño, 1920-1950. Exh. Cat. Mexico City: Fundacion Cultural Televisa, 1995. Mentioned: p. 18; Reproduced: p. 19, no. 11

Levin, Gail and Judith Tick. Aaron Copland's America: A Cultural Perspective. Exh. Cat. Huntington, NY: Heckscher Museum of Art, 2000. Mentioned: p. 43

Du Pont, Diana C., ed. Tamayo: A Modern Icon Reinterpreted. Exh. Cat. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 2007. Mentioned: p. 55, 64; Reproduced: p. 54

Ramos, E. Carmen. Tamayo: The New York Years. Washington, DC: Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2017. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 21

Exhibition history

The Latin American Spirit: Art and Artists in the United States, 1920-1970. Bronx Museum of the Arts (September 29, 1988 - January 29, 1989); El Paso Museum of Art (February 27 - April 23, 1989).

Directions in Drawing II: The Human Figure. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1991-January 12, 1992).

Rufino Tamayo: Del Reflejo al Sueño, 1920-1950. Centro Cultural Arte Contemporaneo, A.C. (organizer) (October 12, 1995-January 21, 1996).

Aaron Copeland's America. Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington, Long Island, NY (organizer) (November 4, 2000-January 21, 2001).

A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 14-August 2, 2020).

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