Property from a Private Collection
Diego Rivera
Niño con sombrero (Niño de Metepec)
Lot Closed
July 20, 03:55 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection
Diego Rivera
1886 - 1957
Niño con sombrero (Niño de Metepec)
signed Diego Rivera and dated 47 (lower left)
charcoal, sanguine and pastel on paper
21 1/4 by 16 1/8 in.
54 by 41 cm.
Executed in 1947.
We wish to thank Professor Luis-Martín Lozano for his kind assistance in confirming the authenticity of this lot.
Emma Hurtado, Mexico (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Mexico City, Museo Nacional de Artes Plásticas, Diego Rivera: 50 años de su labor artística, 1949, no. 788, n.p., illustrated (titled Niño de Metepec)
Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, ed., Diego Rivera: catálogo general de obra de caballete, Mexico City 1989, no. 1775, p. 231, illustrated
This painting is part of the National Heritage of Mexico and cannot be permanently exported from the country. Accordingly, it is offered for sale in New York from the catalogue and will not be available in New York for inspection or delivery. The painting will be released to the purchaser in Mexico in compliance with all local requirements. Prospective buyers may contact Sotheby’s representatives in Mexico City and Monterrey for an appointment to view the work.
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