Tamayo Paintings Sold for Millions

Fri30May2008

Tamayo Paintings Sold for Millions

11:37 H | Topics: Arts - Culture - Mexico - New York

capt.3d91ef4fe9244b0797591c4eb71d0705.latin_american_art_nyr103.jpg Mexican master painter Rufino Tamayo is known worldwide for his amazing work, though not necessarily as famous in the U.S. as other Mexican artists who have had a lot marketing dollars behind them. But appreciation for Tamayo's work has been shown this week in New York, at least in terms of dollars:

The painting "The Watermelon Eater" sold today for a final price of 3.6 million dollars, with commission included, during a Latin American art auction in Sotheby's New York headquarters.

But that was a meager amount in comparison to the Tamayo piece "Trovador", which sold on Wednesday for some 7.2 million dollars. That sale has established a new world sales record for the auction of a piece of Latin American art.

Via / El Universal

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