Rufino Tamayo
(1899-1991)
"Sandia #1," / "Pastque #1," / "Watermelon #1," 1969
Lithograph in colors on paper
Edition: H.C
Signed and numbered in the upper margin; Desjobert, Paris, prntr.; Touchstone, New York, pub.
Image: 20.5" H x 27.5" W; Sheet: 22.5" H x 29.875" W
Provenance: Touchstone, New York, publishers
Bernard Sternthal, Los Angeles, CA
Current owner, Los Angeles, CA

Literature: Pereda 118


Other notes: This print was purchased from Bernard Sternthal, who was an art dealer in Los Angeles, CA. Sternthal said he purchased the work directly from the publishers, who explained that the signature was upside down as an error. As the print is labeled H.C. it was a publishers print and Tamayo may have been given the work upside down, hence the signature being upside down on the print. As this print was not from the edition of 250, the upside down signature is unique to this work from the publishers.

Overall good condition. A very good impression with rich colors. Very pale time staining. An 11" horizontal soft handling crease along the upper margin edge, at right, not affecting the image. A 1" vertical soft fold in the upper left edge, not affecting the image. The sheet is framed floating, mounted to a matboard with tape at the verso of the margin corners, and that matboard is mounted to a backmat.

Framed under glass: 35.25" H x 42.5" W x 2" D Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.