Lot 48
48
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Diego Rivera (1886-1957)

Retrato de Mujer con Túnica

Details
Diego Rivera (1886-1957)
Retrato de Mujer con Túnica
signed and dated 'Diego Rivera 1938' lower right
pastel and oil on linen laid down on masonite
47 5/8 x 60in. (121 x 152cm.)
Painted in 1938
Provenance
Commissioned from the artist and by descent to the present owner
Literature
Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Diego Rivera, Catálogo General de Obra de Caballete, Dirección General de Publicaciones, México, D.F., 1989, no 1435 (illustrated)

Lot Essay

The sitter was the wife of a French diplomat who served as First Secretary at the French Embassy in Mexico during the years 1935-1938. Rivera depicted his subject, a glamorous lady, dressed in an elegant evening tunic reflecting the stylish way of life of those pre-war days.