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Rufino Tamayo

1899–1991

Man and Woman 1981
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Rufino del Carmen Arellanes Tamayo (August 25, 1899 – June 24, 1991) 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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  • Dream Figure

    Rufino Tamayo
    c.1960
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  • [title not known]

    Rufino Tamayo
    1981
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  • Man and Woman

    Rufino Tamayo
    1981
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