Lot 229
  • 229

Diego Rivera

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Diego Rivera
  • Bailarina Negra
  • Signed lower right
  • Watercolor on rice paper
  • 15 by 10 7/8 in.
  • 38.1 by 27.6 cm
  • Executed circa 1939.

Provenance

Private Collection, Pittsburgh
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, Latin American Art Including Property from the Estate of Stanley Marcus, November 20, 2002, lot 117

Condition

The sheet is hinged to the mat in all four corners. There are also pinholes in all four corners. There are deckled edges consistent with the artist's use of medium. There is a very slight discoloration to the paper, which could be natural, in the upper corners. This work is in excellent condition.
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