Rufino Tamayo: Myth and Magic

First edition, first impression. 248pp, copiously illustrated in colour and black and white. Laminated, illustrated stiff card covers. Mustard-coloured endpapers. 4to. Gentle edge wear to card covers else neat, clean, bright and tight throughout. An exhibition catalogued produced to accompany the 1979 exhibition of painter Rufino Tamayo's works in New York. The art of Tamayo, the foremost Mexican artist of the 20th century, took his own path in his art, building a creative and expressive style which drew upon European and American traditions as well as the profound cultural heritage of his own country.