Lot 425: Rufino Tamayo Lithograph, Salome from the Metropolitan Opera Fine Art II Portfolio

Rufino Tamayo (Mexico, 1889-1991) color lithograph on Somerset paper, “Salome,” 1984. A nude woman with black hair dances and holds three colored textiles that flow through the air around her. From the 1984 Metropolitan Opera Fine Art II portfolio. Signed and numbered 195/250 in white pencil, lower corners. Printed by American Atelier and co-published by Circle Fine Art and Metropolitan Opera Association, with American Atelier and Metropolitan Opera Association blind stamps to lower corners and printed publisher information plus copyright date en verso. Unframed. Sheet: 30 in. H x 22 in. W. Note: This image depicts the Dance of the Seven Veils from Richard Stauss’s 1891 opera Salome. 

CONDITION:

Overall very good condition, with vibrant colors.