Dark, yet with a happy expression, this figure peers at the viewer with mysterious welcoming. * Artist: Rufino Tamayo * Signature: "R Tamayo" in black wax pencil, lower right * Title: Torso * Medium: Etching on hand-made paper * Edition: Hors Commerce, marked HC, lower left * Image size: 29 7/8 x 22 1/8 inches * Framing: On fabric covered backing in matting, in dark brown wood frame * Frame size: 38 1/2 x 30 1/2 inches * Condition: Excellent, with a few scuffs to the frame, and surface scrapes, upper right corner * * * The work of Rufino Tamayo (Mexico, 1899 - 1991) is held in the permanent collections of all the world's major museums and in many important corporate and private collections. * Rufino Tamayo is being recognized now as one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. *