Rufino Tamayo Mural Auctions for Almost $7million
Published November 20th, 2008
A mural by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo was sold Tuesday for nearly $7 million at a Sotheby’s auction of Latin American art.
The mural entitled “America,” measuring 13 feet by 15 feet, fetched $6.8 million, below its pre-sale estimate of $7 million to $9 million, a spokeswoman for Sotheby’s auction house said.
“America” is Tamayo’s biggest mural, said Carmen Melian, director of Sotheby’s Latin American art department.
