Transparent Man (Hombre transparente)

Art © Tamayo Heirs/ Mexico/ Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
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Transparent Man (Hombre transparente)

Edition: 12/20

1964
Prints; lithographs
Lithograph
26 3/8 × 18 7/8 in. (66.99 × 47.94 cm)
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art (AC1997.LWN.3306)
Latin American Art
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

Transparent Man (Hombre transparente) was printed at Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles.

Provenance

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

Label

In October 1964 Rufino Tamayo arrived in Los Angeles for a fellowship at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop.

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In October 1964 Rufino Tamayo arrived in Los Angeles for a fellowship at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop. Over the course of six weeks Tamayo produced a series of twenty-six lithographs, including Transparent Man. The printer’s records note that Tamayo used a paper stencil for the figure, rubbing the lithographic crayon around it to create texture. This method allowed Tamayo to convey a sense of frenetic energy and instability.


From exhibition Rufino Tamayo: Innovation and Experimentation, 2019–2020 (for more information see the catalogue entry by Rachel Kaplan in the accompanying publication, pp. 34–35)
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Bibliography

  • Kaplan, Rachel. Rufino Tamayo: The Essential Figure. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2019.

Exhibition history

  • Rufino Tamayo: Innovation and Experimentation Los Angeles, CA, Charles White Elementary School, December 21, 2019 - July 11, 2020