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Rufino Tamayo Mexican, 1899-1991 El Helado de Fresa (Strawberry Ice Cream), 1938 Signed Tamayo and dated '38 (lr) Oil on canvas 17 7/8 x 23 7/8 inches (45.5 x 60.6 cm) Provenance: Galeria de Arte Mexicano, Mexico City Valentine Gallery, New York Galeria Central de Arte Moderno Misrachi, Mexico City, circa 1949-50 Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York, Inv. no. C 1757 Lester Wolfe, New York Mary-Anne Martin Fine Art, New York, 1984 Robert Brown Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C. Private collection, Washington, D.C. Exhibited: New York, Valentine Gallery, Rufino Tamayo Jan. 30-Feb. 11, 1939 as Strawberry Ice Cream, no. 3 San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Art, Rufino Tamayo Aug. 27-Sep. 27, 1945 Mexico City, Museo Nacional de Artes Plasticas, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Rufino Tamayo 1948, as El Barquillo de Nieve Mexico City, Galeria Central de Arte Moderno, Rufino Tamayo New York, The Rockefeller University, Contemporary Mexican Art, 1965-1966, no. 19 New York, Mary-Anne Martin/Fine Art, Rufino Tamayo; 1937-1977, Dec.1984-Jan. 1985 Literature: Paul Westheim, Tamayo, 1957, illus. p. 9 Artes de Mexico, Vol. IV, nos. 22-23 (March-June 1958), cover illustration, "30 Pintores Mexicanos," p. 5 Rufino Tamayo Tamayo 70: Rufino Tamayo 70 anos de creacion, exhibition catalogue, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Secretaria de Educacion Publica, Mexico City: Museo de Art Contemporaneo Internacional Rufino Tamayo and Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes, Dec. 1987-Mar. 1988, illus. Estate of a Washington, D.C. Philanthropist
Edges with paper tape. Could use a light clean. Some frame rubbing resulting in a few minor losses/scuffs. Scattered light alligatoring of the pigment, mainly in the browns. Tiny spots of inpainting scattered along the outer edges. Could not detect further restoration under UV light.