Diego Rivera

Retrato de la niña Dolores Reachi

Auction Closed

November 17, 10:26 PM GMT

Estimate

350,000 - 450,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private Collection, Brazil

Diego Rivera

1886 - 1957

Retrato de la niña Dolores Reachi

signed Diego Rivera and dated 1949 (upper left); signed Diego Rivera, dated 1949 and inscribed A Lolita Reachi Chiquita, tan linda como su mamá recuerdo del cariño que le tiene su viejo pintor, Diego Rivera, Abril 1949, cuando la niña tenía seis años once meses de edad (on the reverse)

oil on canvas

23 by 13 5/8 in.

58.4 by 34.6 cm.

Executed in April 1949.

We wish to thank Professor Luis-Martín Lozano for his kind assistance in confirming the authenticity of this lot.

Santiago Reachi, Mexico City (acquired directly from the artist)
Galerie M. Diseño, Mexico City (acquired from the above)
Private Collection, Cincinnati (acquired from the above)
Christie’s New York, 19 November 2001, lot 8 (consigned by the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner

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. 1904, p. 247, illustrated
Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Diego Rivera – Frida Kahlo, Martigny, 1998, p. 248, illustrated in color