Rufino Tamayo
Perros

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Artist Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899–1991)Mexican, 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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Department

Latin American Art

Object Type

PAINTING

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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