Lot Essay
This watercolor was created by Diego Rivera as a set design for George Bernard Shaw's play Androcles and the Lion, filmed by RKO by Gabriel Pascal and featuring Cantinflas in the title role.
Details
DIEGO RIVERA
Androcles Fleeing the Monster
signed and dated Diego Rivera 1949 lower right--gouache on paper laid down on masonite
27 5/8 x 37 3/8in. (70.2 x 95cm.)
Painted in 1949
Androcles Fleeing the Monster
signed and dated Diego Rivera 1949 lower right--gouache on paper laid down on masonite
27 5/8 x 37 3/8in. (70.2 x 95cm.)
Painted in 1949
Provenance
Gabriel Pascal, New York