Rufino Tamayo, man and woman
Rufino Tamayo
Man and Woman
Woodblock print
1926
Sheet Size: 12 3/16 × 12 1/16 inches (31 × 30.6 cm)
Signed lower right
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Man and Woman woodblock print by Rufino Tamayo.
Overview
Many of us are familiar with Tamayo’s visual language from the 1950´s and after, often depicting pre-Columbian images, watermelons and dogs. This wood block from 1926 however, depicts a more personalized image, which was common for Tamayo during this period. Tamayo was from the state of Oaxaca, Mexico and many of his post-revolutionary works featured the relationship between men and women, indigenous culture, and the natural landscape of Oaxaca.
Rufino Tamayo created 8 woodblocks from 1925-1928 at the Weyhe Gallery in New York, where Tamayo was living and working. This particular print is featured in the book Mexico and Modern Printmaking: A Revolution in Graphic Arts, 1920 to 1950, which features graphic works by many of the most important artists of the era such as Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros and of course Rufino Tamayo.
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