| Important Work by Rufino Tamayo from The Museum of Modern Art, to highlight Latin American sale |
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NEW YORK, N.Y.- Watermelon Slices, a major work by Rufino Tamayo depicting one of his signature themes is to be among the highlights of Sotheby’s auction of Latin American Art in New York on 16 November 2011. The painting is being sold by The Museum of Modern Art in New York to benefit the Acquisitions Fund and is estimated to fetch $1.5/2 million*. It has been in the museum’s collection since 1953, three years after it was created, and has been included in exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and Tate Gallery in London. Carmen Melian, Head of Latin American Art at Sotheby’s said: “This is one of the most important Tamayo Watermelon paintings to appear on the market for several years. Collectors are sure to gravitate towards a work of this iconic subject matter from an important period that also boasts such distinguished provenance.” Watermelon Slices was painted in 1950, the year read full article
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