Modern & Contemporary Art
Description:
Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886-1957)
Con la carga a espaldas (Load on his back), May, 1944
Signed and dated "Diego Rivera 44" lower left, inscribed "1297/$1200.¯" in pencil on the reverse.
Watercolor and ink on paper, 15 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. (38 1/2 x 27 1/2 cm),unframed.
Condition: Deckled edges, tack holes near edges and corners, small holes upper right, scattered areas of crimping, dog-ear crease near lower right corner, small loss to lower left corner.
Provenance: By family descent from an aunt who traveled to Mexico to the late husband of the consignor.
N.B. We are grateful to Professor Luis-Martín Lozano for his assistance in cataloguing this lot.
Estimate $10,000-15,000
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Keywords
Luis-Mart�n Lozano, Mexico, Luis-MartRobin S.R. Starr
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