Lot 70
  • 70

Diego Rivera (1886-1957)

Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 USD
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Description

  • Diego Rivera
  • Mujer Tehuana Vendiendo Telas
  • signed and dated 1950 upper right
  • watercolor and graphite on paper
  • 4 by 5 3/8 in.
  • 10.2 by 13.5 cm

Provenance

Emma Hurtado de Rivera, Mexico City
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, Important Latin American Paintings, Drawings, Sculpture, Prints, and Haitian Paintings, May 29, 1984, lot 110, illustrated in color
Private Collection, New York
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, Latin American Art, November 21, 2000, lot 129, illustrated in color

Literature

Consejo Nacional para La Cultura y Las Artes, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Diego Rivera: Catálogo General de Obra de Caballete, Mexico, 1989, no. 1978, p. 257, illustrated

Condition

This work is in excellent condition overall. The paper is hinged to the mat on the reverse of the top two corners. The colors are vibrant and the surface is stable.
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