Rufino Tamayo
Perros

Perros

© Tamayo Heirs / Mexico / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Perros
Perros
ArtistMexican, 1899–1991
CultureMexican
Titles
  • Perros
  • Dogs
Date1941
PlaceMexico
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions30 1/8 × 40 in. (76.5 × 101.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. George R. Brown
Object number80.14
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; Mr. Lee A. Ault, New York, 1974–1980; Mr. and Mrs. George R. Brown, Houston, 1980; donated to MFAH, 1980.
Exhibition History"AFA," 54-27 # 18 (back label)

"Modern Painting: 1900 to the Present," Museum of Fine Art, Houston, July 15– September 14, 1975.

"Rufino Tamayo," Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.

"Rufino Tamayo: Obra Temprana 1920-1950," Centro Cultural/Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City, October 19, 1995–January 21, 1996.

"Tamayo: A Modern Icon Reinterpreted," Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California, February 17–May 27, 2007; Miami Art Museum, Miami, June 21–September 23, 2007; Museo Tamayo, Mexico City, October 25, 2007–January 20, 2008.


Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: "Tamayo/41"
Signed and dated at upper right corner, recto, in paint:

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Capítulo XVIII (Chapter XVIII)
Rufino Tamayo
1959
Lithograph in black, red, and purple, edition 29/270
76.197.12
Capítulo XII (Chapter XVI)
Rufino Tamayo
1959
Lithograph in colors, edition 29/270
76.197.11
Apocalipsis (Apocalypse)
Rufino Tamayo
1959
Lithograph in colors, edition 29/270
76.197.1
Capítulo XVIII (Chapter XVIII)
Rufino Tamayo
1959
Lithograph in colors on wove paper
91.2074.12
Capítulo XIX (Chapter XIX)
Rufino Tamayo
1959
Lithograph in colors on wove paper
91.2074.13
Capítulo XXI (Chapter XXI)
Rufino Tamayo
1959
Lithograph in colors on wove paper
91.2074.14
Capítulo XVI (Chapter XVI)
Rufino Tamayo
1959
Lithograph in colors on wove paper
91.2074.15
Cabeza En Ocre (Ochre Head)
Rufino Tamayo
1984
Etching in colors on wove paper, edition 49/99
2019.642
La Calabaza (The Pumpkin)
Rufino Tamayo
1984
Etching in colors on wove paper, edition 49/99
2019.643
Apocalipsis (Apocalypse)
Rufino Tamayo
1959
Lithograph in colors on wove paper
91.2074.1
Capítulo II (Chapter II)
Rufino Tamayo
1959
Lithograph in colors on wove paper
91.2074.2
Capítulo X (Chapter X)
Rufino Tamayo
1959
Lithograph in colors on wove paper
91.2074.3