Diego Rivera (Mexican 1886-1957)

Niña con rebozo gris

Details

Diego Rivera (Mexican 1886-1957)
Niña con rebozo gris
signed and dated '31' (lower right)
oil on canvas
35 x 20 in. (89 x 51 cm.)
Painted in 1931.

Provenance

The Weyhe Gallery, New York.
Sotheby's, New York, Latin American Art, 25 November 1996, lot 62 (illustrated in color).
Private collection, Mexico City.

Literature

A. Souza, 'Los niños mexicanos pintados por Diego Rivera,' Artes de México, vol. 5, no. 27, 1959, no. 12 (illustrated).
B. Taracena et al., Diego Rivera, pintura de caballete y dibujos, Fondo Editorial de la Plástica Mexicana, Mexico City, 1979, p. 196, no. 199 (illustrated in color).
Diego Rivera: Catálogo General de Obra de Caballete, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, 1989, p. 121, no. 908 (illustrated).

Exhibited

New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Diego Rivera, December 1931 - January 1932, no. 50.
Mexico City, INBA, Museo Nacional de Artes Plásticas, Diego Rivera, 50 años de su labor artística, Exposición de Homenaje Nacional, 1951, no. 761.

Lot Essay

This work is part of the National Heritage of Mexico and cannot be removed from that country. Accordingly, it is offered for sale in New York from the catalogue and will not be available in New York. Delivery of the work will be made in Mexico in compliance with local requirements. Prospective buyers may contact Christie's Representatives in Mexico for an appointment to view the work.

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