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Guitar Player

ca. 1926–30
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Guitar Player
  • Artist: Rufino Tamayo (Mexican, Oaxaca 1899–1991 Mexico City)
  • Date: ca. 1926–30
  • Medium: Woodcut on Japan paper
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 11 13/16 × 8 7/16 in. (30 × 21.5 cm)
    Image: 6 11/16 × 5 1/8 in. (17 × 13 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Jean Charlot, 1931
  • Object Number: 31.91.29
  • Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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1931
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Editor André Breton
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