NEW YORK, NY.- Master framers Eli Wilner & Company has created a frame for a Rufino Tamayo painting, Perro aullando a la Luna, 1942, that will be included in Sotheby’s Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on 14 May, 2018. The framed painting was previously displayed in Sotheby's traveling highlights exhibition and is now on view in the pre-sale exhibition at Sotheby’s New York.

This Tamayo painting could be the highest priced Latin American artwork sold at an auction, the current record holder being the artist’s Troubadour, created in 1945, selling for $7.2 million at Christie’s in 2008. With an estimated selling point of $5-7 million, Perro aullando a la Luna has the potential to set a new record.

The frame was created by Eli Wilner & Company at the request of Sotheby’s Latin American department. In order to have the best color and wood option for the frame, Eli Wilner created both digital mock-ups and stained wood samples for review in person with the canvas. The result is a shaped and stained replica of a 20th century modernist frame.

Inspired by Picasso’s Guernica from 1937, Perro aullando a la Luna is the last work of Tamayo’s Animal series and features a dog as a symbol of unrest and anguish during World War II, using details such as dry bones and visible veins in the throat to emphasize the sense of desperation.

Eli Wilner & Company specializes in designing and restoring American and European frames from the 15th century to the present. With over 3,500 frames in their inventory, the company has completed over 15,000 projects for museums, auctions, and private collections over the last 40 years. For more information, contact Eli Wilner & Company at (212) 744-6521 or visit their website at www.eliwilner.com.