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Property from a Private Collection, Washington

Miguel Covarrubias

Tehuanas

Auction Closed

November 14, 11:00 PM GMT

Estimate

70,000 - 90,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private Collection, Washington

Miguel Covarrubias

1904 - 1957


Tehuanas

signed Covarrubias (lower right)

gouache, brush and ink and watercolor on paper laid down on board

22 by 15⅛ in.

55.9 by 38.4 cm.

Executed circa 1942.

Dr. George & Dr. Mary Foster, Berkeley (acquired directly from the artist)
Acquired by descent from the above by the present owner
Miguel Covarrubias, "Women of Fashion in Tehuantepec, Mexico," Vogue, vol. 99, issue 1, 15 January 1942, p. 53, illustrated in color (captioned For Every Day: Conservative "Sarong," Modern Ruffles)
Miguel Covarrubias, Mexico South: The Isthmus of Tehuantepec, New York 1962, p. 246, illustrated in color (titled Old lady and girl in everyday dress)

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