$12,000
Diego Rivera (Mexico, 1886 - 1957) framed under glass pastel & charcoal on paper drawing depicting the portrait of a young woman and titled "Guadalupe Rivera" (Rivera's daughter), executed in 1946. Signed to top right "Diego Rivera". Measures with wood frame 25-1/4" in height with width of 21-1/4", and has a sight image height of 19-1/2" with width of 15-1/2". All measurements are approximate. Comes complete with certificate of authenticity & provenance letter, see photographs. Provenance: comes from the estate of a prominent Texas Collector.Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, known as Diego Rivera, was born on December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico. Rivera became a prominent Mexican painter, with his large frescoes helping to establish the Mexican Mural Movement in Mexican art. Between 1922 and 1953, he painted murals among others in Mexico City, Chapingo, Cuernavaca, San Francisco, Detroit, & New York City. In 1931, a retrospective exhibition of his works was held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Following a prolific career, Rivera died on November 24, 1957.
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2017-02-18
