Collection Online as of May 22, 2022
1927
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
© Tamayo Heirs / Mexico / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Description 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.
Inscriptions
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).
