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Rufino Tamayo
Head in Red (Cabeza en rojo)1973

Not on view
Vertical lithograph of a large, symmetrical mask-like face in black ink on cream paper, with mottled stone-like texture and totem-like form

Rufino Tamayo, Head in Red (Cabeza en rojo), 1973, 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 in Red (Cabeza en rojo)
Date Made
1973
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
29 1/2 × 21 1/2 in. (74.93 × 54.61 cm)
Credit Line
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art
Accession Number
AC1997.LWN.1809
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Latin American Art
Curatorial Notes
Head in Red (Cabeza en rojo) was printed and published by Ediciones Polígrafa in Barcelona.
Provenance
Bernard and Edith Lewin, Rancho Mirage, California; LACMA, 1997.
Copyright
Art © Tamayo Heirs/ Mexico/ Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY