Image Unavailable
Self-Portrait
1927
Rufino Tamayo
Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899–1991)
Drawings
Self-Portrait, 1927. Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899–1991). Watercolor with graphite; sheet: 25.2 x 17.7 cm (9 15/16 x 6 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride 1957.432 © Tamayo Heirs / Mexico / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 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. Rufino Tamayo created this drawing the year after his first exhibition, held at New York's Weyhe Gallery.
- Maker/Artist
- Tamayo, Rufino
- Classification
- Drawing
- Formatted Medium
- watercolor with graphite
- Medium
- watercolor, graphite
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 25.2 x 17.7 cm (9 15/16 x 6 15/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: signed and inscribed below center at left: Tamayo / 27
- Departments
- Drawings
- Accession Number
- 1957.432
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. Malcolm L. McBride
- Exhibitions
- Directions in Drawing II: The Human Figure, Rufino Tamayo: Del Reflejo al Sueño, 1920-1950, Aaron Copeland's America, A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America, <em>The Latin American Spirit: Art and Artists in the United States, 1920-1970</em>. Bronx Museum of the Arts (September 29, 1988 - January 29, 1989); El Paso Museum of Art (February 27 - April 23, 1989).
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted undefined
Have a concern, a correction, or something to add?
