The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
Clock without Time
1977
(Mexican, 1899–1991)
printer
Overall: 56 x 74.2 cm (22 1/16 x 29 3/16 in.)
Gift of Pamela Elizabeth Ward in loving memory of her parents, William E. and Evelyn Svec Ward 2005.124
© Tamayo Heirs / Mexico / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Catalogue raisonné: Pereda 237
Location: Not on view
Did You Know?
The earthy tones and simple shapes of this image suggests decorations on early pre-Colombian pottery.Description
Rufino Tamayo rejected the political imagery of many of his Mexican contemporaries, such as Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco. Like much of Tamayo's art, this print draws inspiration from his native region, which was known for its indigenous culture into the 1900s. The artist created it using Mixography, his own technique of printing from a cast bronze plate that embossed texture and dimensionality into paper.- ?-?William E. and Evelyn Svec Ward, Cleveland, OH, by descent to their daughter, Pamela Elizabeth Ward, Cleveland, OH?-2005Pamela Elizabeth Ward, Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH2005-Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 14-August 2, 2020).
- {{cite web|title=Clock without Time|url=false|author=Rufino Tamayo, Taller de Gráfica Mexicana|year=1977|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2005.124