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Rufino Tamayo — Máscara, from 8 Aguafuertes (Mask, from 8 Etchings) (P. 318)
Rufino Tamayo

Máscara, from 8 Aguafuertes (Mask, from 8 Etchings) (P. 318)

Rufino Tamayo's 'Máscara' from his series '8 Aguafuertes' combines etching and carborundum techniques in colors on Guarro paper. The work demonstrates Tamayo's sophisticated use of printmaking processes to achieve rich chromatic effects and textural complexity. The mask imagery reflects the artist's interest in Pre-Columbian art and Mexican cultural symbolism.

Medium
Etching and carborundum in colors, on Guarro paper, the full sheet.

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October 24, 2023

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Rufino Tamayo, Máscara, from 8 Aguafuertes (Mask, from 8 Etchings) (P. 318)

Rufino Tamayo's 'Máscara' from his series '8 Aguafuertes' combines etching and carborundum techniques in colors on Guarro paper. The work demonstrates Tamayo's sophisticated use of printmaking processes to achieve rich chromatic effects and textural complexity. The mask imagery reflects the artist's interest in Pre-Columbian art and Mexican cultural symbolism.

Medium
Etching and carborundum in colors, on Guarro paper, the full sheet.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Carborundum, Symbolic, Etching, Expressive, Mexican, Mask, Colorful, Mythological, Mid-Century

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