Monologue (Monólogo)

Art © Tamayo Heirs/ Mexico/ Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
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Monologue (Monólogo)

Edition: 11/100

Mexico, 1974
Prints; Mixografía®
Mixografía® print on Arches paper
29 3/4 × 21 3/4 in. (75.56 × 55.24 cm)
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art (AC1997.LWN.1670)
Latin American Art
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

Monologue (Monólogo) was printed by the Taller de Gráfica Mexicana in Mexico City.

Provenance

Bernard and Edith Lewin, Rancho Mirage, California; LACMA, 1997.

Label

Monologue is one of Tamayo’s first experiments made in collaboration with Lea and Luis Remba of the Taller de Gráfica Mexicana in Mexico City.

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Monologue is one of Tamayo’s first experiments made in collaboration with Lea and Luis Remba of the Taller de Gráfica Mexicana in Mexico City. Following the creation of lithographs such as Trembling Woman (on view nearby) with the Rembas, Tamayo was eager to incorporate more volume into his prints. Here, Tamayo drew his figure on a wax plate from which Luis cast a copper plate, capturing a detailed mirror image of the original. The copper plate was then inked and printed, returning the image to its original position in the final print. The successful result led to years of partnership and the process known as “Mixografía.”


From exhibition Rufino Tamayo: Innovation and Experimentation, 2019–2020
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Exhibition history

  • Rufino Tamayo: Innovation and Experimentation Los Angeles, CA, Charles White Elementary School, December 21, 2019 - July 11, 2020
  • Rufino Tamayo: Innovation and Experimentation Pomona, CA, Millard Sheets Art Center, May 3, 2024 - May 27, 2024
  • Rufino Tamayo: Innovation and Experimentation Los Angeles, CA, Charles White Elementary School, December 21, 2019 - July 11, 2020
  • Rufino Tamayo: Innovation and Experimentation Pomona, CA, Millard Sheets Art Center, May 3, 2024 - May 27, 2024
  • Rufino Tamayo: Innovation and Experimentation Fort Worth, TX, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, November 15, 2024 - April 24, 2025
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