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Rufino Tamayo
Head on Blue Background (Cabeza sobre fondo azul)1984

Not on view
Intaglio print of the back of a human head with an incised mask-like face embedded in the skull, against a split slate-blue and rust-orange background

Rufino Tamayo, Head on Blue Background (Cabeza sobre fondo azul), 1984, 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 on Blue Background (Cabeza sobre fondo azul)
Date Made
1984
Medium
Mixografía® print on handmade paper
Dimensions
34 1/2 × 27 1/4 in. (87.6 × 69.2 cm)
Credit Line
The Bernard and Edith Lewin Collection of Mexican Art
Accession Number
AC1997.LWN.3204
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Latin American Art
Curatorial Notes
Head on Blue Background (Cabeza sobre fondo azul) was printed by the Taller de Gráfica Mexicana in Mexico City.
Provenance
Bernard and Edith Lewin, Rancho Mirage, California; LACMA, 1997.
Copyright
Art © Tamayo Heirs/ Mexico/ Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY