Lot 48
  • 48

Diego Rivera (1886-1957)

Estimate
250,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description

  • Diego Rivera
  • Peregrina Tlaxcalteca
  • signed and dated 1946 upper left
  • oil on canvas
  • 26 1/4 by 18 1/2 in.
  • 66.5 by 47 cm

Provenance

Pedro Guzy collection, Mexico City
Private collection, Mexico City
Thence by descent to the previous owner
Sale: Christie's, New York, Latin American Sale, Evening Session, November 19, 2007, lot 31, illustrated in color
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Literature

Fondo Editorial de la Plástica Mexicana, Diego Rivera: Pintura de Caballete y Dibujos, Mexico, 1979, no. 150, p. 162, illustrated in color
Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Diego Rivera: Catálogo General de Obra de Caballete, Mexico City, 1989, no. 1743, p. 227, illustrated
10 Maestros de la Plástica Mexicana, Mexico City, CONACULTA-INBA, 2003, p. 135, illustrated in color

Condition

Bajo luz ultravioleta, la obra esta en muy buen estado. Presenta pequeños faltantes de pintura en zona izquierda inferior asi como en zona izquierda superior.
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