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Lot 36:
Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899-1991), Pair of Printer’s Proofs - Adam & Eve Series, PP VIII/X, Mixografía Prints
Description
Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, 1899-1991)
Adam & Eve (Two Works), ca. 1970-80
Mixografía / textured color monotype-lithograph hybrid
Each signed and inscribed PP VIII/X in pencil
Sheet size: 29 × 22 in (each)
Framed together: 61.5 × 42 in
A compelling pair of printer’s proofs from Tamayo’s mature period, executed in the celebrated Mixografía workshop founded by Luis Remba in Mexico City. The prints display Tamayo’s unmistakable earthy palette and textured surfaces, combining primordial human figures with symbolic elements—fruit, serpent, sun, moon—hallmarks of his late mythological vocabulary.
Marked PP VIII/X, these impressions were reserved for the workshop and are rarely encountered on the market. The deep granular texture and subtle tonal modeling exemplify Tamayo’s technical innovations in relief printing.
Provenance: Private collection, Montréal.
Condition: Good overall; slight paper rippling from mounting; not examined out of frame.
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