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Article: Mexican painter Rufino Tamayo tops bidding lists at Latin American art auctions in New York
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- May 28, 2008
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World-renowned art auctioneers Christie's and Sotheby's will hold dueling auctions of Latin American masterworks this week, including iconic paintings by Rufino Tamayo, Diego Rivera and Fernando Botero.
Tamayo's "Troubadour" (1945), which depicts a musician strumming his guitar as two women watch, will top the list at Christie's New York showroom on Wednesday.
The piece could sell for $2 million (1.27 million) to $3 million (1.9 million), breaking the Mexican artist's previous record, the auction house said. The painting has not been seen on the auction block in more than 40 years.
Rival auction house Sotheby's will meanwhile offer one of Tamayo's best-known ...