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Collections

Rufino Tamayo
Head (Lunatic) (Cabeza; Lunático)1959

Not on view
Lithograph of a stylized, mask-like human figure with circular eyes and angular nose, rendered in olive, black, and purple with gestural, swirling marks

Rufino Tamayo, Head (Lunatic) (Cabeza; Lunático), 1959, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Rufino Tamayo
Title
Head (Lunatic) (Cabeza; Lunático)
Date Made
1959
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
30 × 22 in. (76.2 × 55.9 cm)
Credit Line
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art
Accession Number
AC1997.LWN.1824
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Latin American Art
Curatorial Notes
Head (Lunatic) (Cabeza; Lunático) was printed in Paris.
Provenance
Bernard and Edith Lewin, Rancho Mirage, California; LACMA, 1997.
Copyright
Art © Tamayo Heirs/ Mexico/ Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY