By Rufino Tamayo
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rufino Tamayo
Untitled Composition
from "Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona at Redfern Gallery, London"
Original Color Lithograph
Year: 1979
Edition: 1000
Size: 10 x 7.325 inches (25.4 × 18.61 cm)
Unsigned and not individually numbered
Publisher: La Poligrafa S.A., Barcelona, Spain
Printer: La Poligrafa S.A., Barcelona, Spain
Copy of the Imprint Page with Edition Number included
Gallery-issued COA provided upon request
*Could come framed in a simple white/black/natural frame made from composite wood with standard plex for an additional $48. See example images. Please inquire.
Rufino Tamayo was among the internationally recognized artists featured in the Ediciones Polígrafa exhibition at the Redfern Gallery, London, held from December 4, 1979 to January 31, 1980. Organized in collaboration with the Barcelona-based publisher Polígrafa, the exhibition highlighted a broad spectrum of modern printmaking, bringing together leading figures whose graphic works expanded the boundaries of contemporary art.
Tamayo’s contribution reflects his distinctive synthesis of Mexican cultural identity with international modernist language. Unlike many of his contemporaries in Mexican muralism, Tamayo favored a more universal and poetic visual vocabulary over overt political narrative. His prints—often executed as lithographs—are characterized by bold chromatic contrasts, textured surfaces, and simplified, almost cosmic figuration. Themes such as humanity, mythology, celestial bodies, and existential reflection recur throughout his work, conveyed through a restrained yet powerful formal language.
Within the context of the Polígrafa exhibition, Tamayo’s prints underscored the global dialogue between tradition and modernity, situating his work alongside that of artists such as Joan Miró, Antoni Tàpies, and Eduardo Chillida. His inclusion reaffirmed his position as one of the most significant Latin American artists of the 20th century and a key figure in the evolution of modern printmaking.
Rufino Tamayo lithograph...
Category
1970s Modern (after) Gustav Klimt Portrait Prints
