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Dumpster Divers Recover "Tres Personajes" Painting by Rufino Tamayo

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Dumpster Divers Recover "Tres Personajes" Painting by Rufino Tamayo
 Published: Nov 22, 07
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Not into trash picking, you say?

Elizabeth Gibson was walking in Manhattan’s Upper West Side a few years ago, when she spotted a painting and retrieved it from someone’s trash, without knowing it was Rufino Tamayo’s painting called “Les Personajes” (three people). She later learned who painted it, and that it had been stolen from a Texas collector in 1989. She recently returned the painting, got a $15.000 reward and part of the sale price of $1,049,000.00, when the owner subsequently sold it at Sotheby’s.

Rufino Tamayo 1899-1991 was born in Oaxaca, Mexico. His early works have been compared to those of Diego Rivera. His later works feature vivid colors and expressions of his hometown.

 An abstract masterpiece by a Mexican artist that was found in the trash by a woman who knew little about modern art has been sold for more than $1 million. The painting "Tres Personajes" by Rufino Tamayo was discovered in 2003 by Elizabeth Gibson, who spotted it on her morning walk on Manhattan's Upper West Side. She said she took it home because "even though I didn't understand it, I knew it had power." (newsvine)

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arjeyy on Nov 23, 07  0 Trends   19 Comments
well holy crap
arjeyy on Nov 23, 07  0 Trends   19 Comments 0
Hjortur on Nov 23, 07  82 Trends   120 Comments
I've gotta print out this article and show my wife next time she tells me to throw all that old stuff with potential future value out of the garage.
Hjortur on Nov 23, 07  82 Trends   120 Comments 0


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