Tezcatlipoca, the Devil of Mexico (Tezcatlipoca, le diable du Mexique/Tezcatlipoca, el diablo de México)

Art © Tamayo Heirs/ Mexico/ Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
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Tezcatlipoca, the Devil of Mexico (Tezcatlipoca, le diable du Mexique/Tezcatlipoca, el diablo de México)

Edition: 102/125

1952
Prints; lithographs
Lithograph
15 × 11 in. (38.1 × 27.94 cm)
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art (AC1997.LWN.79)
Latin American Art
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

Tezcatlipoca, the Devil of Mexico is one of five lithographs Rufino Tamayo created as illustrations for the book Aztlan, songes mexicains (Aztlan, Mexican Dreams), with text by Man’ha Ga...
Tezcatlipoca, the Devil of Mexico is one of five lithographs Rufino Tamayo created as illustrations for the book Aztlan, songes mexicains (Aztlan, Mexican Dreams), with text by Man’ha Garreau-Dombasle. Aztlan, songes mexicains was published by La Porte Étroite in Paris and printed by Atelier Henri Peladan in Uzès, France.
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Provenance

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

Exhibition history

  • Rufino Tamayo: Innovation and Experimentation Pomona, CA, Millard Sheets Art Center, May 3, 2024 - May 27, 2024