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What type of art did Rufino Tamayo paint?
The type of art that Rufino Tamayo painted was primarily figurative abstraction. Although Tamayo studied drawing at the Academy of Art at San Carlos as a young adult, the Mexican artist became dissatisfied and eventually decided to study on his own. Some of his most famous works include Watermelons, Three People, Moon and Sun, Woman in Grey, The Troubadour and Moon Dog. Find a variety of Rufino Tamayo art on 1stDibs.
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Paisaje con Luna, Surrealist Mixografia by Rufino Tamayo
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rufino Tamayo, Mexican (1899 - 1991) - Paisaje con Luna, Year: 1977, Medium: Mixografia on Arches Paper, signed and numbered in crayon, Edition: 16/100, Size: 19.75 x 27.25 in. (...
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1970s Surrealist Landscape Prints

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Etching

Rufino Tamayo, Mujer Con Brazos Altos en Rojo (Affiche Avant Lettre)
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
CONDITION: EXCELLENT PERFECT FOR COLLECTING! ! ! Mujer Con Brazos Altos en Rojo (Affiche Avant Lettre) (from the Mujeres portfolio) 1969 lithograph in colors 30.875 h x 23.875 w i...
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Late 20th Century Surrealist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Sandias, Surrealist Mixographia by Rufino Tamayo
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rufino Tamayo, Mexican (1899 - 1991) - Sandias, Year: 1977, Medium: Mixographia, signed and numbered in crayon, Edition: 31/100, Size: 29 x 20.75 in. (73.66 x 52.71 cm), Publishe...
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1970s Surrealist Still-life Prints

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Etching

Affiche avant Lettre (Mujer Suite), 1969 Lithograph by Rufino Tamayo
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Affiche avant Lettre (Mujer Suite) Rufino Tamayo Mexican (1899–1991) Date: 1969 Lithograph Poster, signed in the plate Size: 32.5 x 24 in. (82.55 x 60.96 cm)
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1960s Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

"Hombre contemplando la luna" original etching
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and aquatint. Printed in 1947 on Velin de Hollande paper and published in New York by the Quadrangle Press as the frontispiece of the deluxe edition of Rober...
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1940s Surrealist Prints and Multiples

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Etching, Aquatint

Rufino Tamayo Mixografia “Hombre En Negro, ” circa 1976
By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Mixografia “Man in Black” by well-known Mexico artist Rufino Tamayo (1891-1991). Signed “R. Tamayo” in pencil lower right. Numbered in pencil “60/140" lower left. In excellent unfram...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Prints

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