Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Rafael Tufino (1922-2008)
Marking(s); notes: signed, marking(s); 1964
Country of origin; materials: American (Puerto Rican); oil on paper
Dimensions (H, W, D): 24.5"h, 18.75"w; 30.5"h, 24.5"w
Additional Information: Work is titled "Man in Carnival Hat." Inscription reads "To Magie with all my heart." Provenance: Gift from Artist | Private Collection, Puerto Rico, now Central Florida. The owner of the works operated a restaurant and bar in Puerto Rico's Historic District in the 1960's-1980's. The bar, El Patio de Sam, was a venue for local artists, where she became friends with Rafael Tufino. Magdalena introduced Tufino to her friend Rosemarie, who became Tufino's model and his wife. Rosemarie is the subject of several of the paintings in this collection, and several works are dedicated to Magdalena in the margins.

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