Clowns

1942

Rufino Tamayo

Artist, Mexican, 1899 - 1991

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Tremaine

  • Dimensions

    overall: 48.2 x 96.5 cm (19 x 38 in.)
    unframed: 66 x 114.9 x 5.7 cm (26 x 45 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.)

  • Accession

    1971.87.10

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Possibly (Valentine Gallery, New York); Burton G. [1902-1991] and Emily Hall [1908-1987] Tremaine, Madison, Connecticut, by 1948; gift 1971 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1942

  • Tamayo, Valentine Gallery, New York, 1942, no. 12.

1947

  • Painting Toward Architecture [The Miller Company Collection of Abstract Art], travelling exhibition, 25 venues in United States, 1947-1950, unnumbered catalogue.

1968

  • Tamayo, Phoenix Art Museum, 1968, no. 26, repro.

Inscriptions

lower left: Tamayo'42

Wikidata ID

Q20193359

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