Rufino Tamayo was a celebrated Mexican modernist whose vibrant use of color and form bridged the worlds of European modernism and indigenous Mexican tradition. Renowned for his masterful synthesis of abstraction and figuration, his work explores universal human themes through rich symbolism and luminous pigment. Exhibited internationally and housed in major institutions such as MoMA, the Guggenheim, and Museo Tamayo in Mexico City, his legacy endures as one of the defining voices of 20th-century art.