Lot 97
  • 97

Diego Rivera (1886-1957)

Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 USD
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Description

  • Diego Rivera
  • Chiapaneca (Sketch for the Portrait of Nina Palou)
  • signed, dated 51 and dedicated Para Chapo Linda lower left
  • 17 7/8 by 12 3/8 in.
  • (45.5 by 31.5 cm)
pencil on paper

Provenance

Rafael Coronel, Mexico City
Private Collection, Mexico City

Literature

Diego Rivera: Catálogo General de Obra de Caballete, Instituto Nacional  de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, 1989, p. 262, no. 2014, illustrated

Condition

The painting is in good condition. There are water stains in the upper right and left corners, dirt stains along the lower left center edge and lower right edge. There is fading to the paper and black dots in the upper right center and upper left center. There is a water stain on the lower right edge.
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Catalogue Note

This work is part of the National Heritage of Mexico and cannot be exported from that country.  Accordingly, it is offered for sale in New York from the catalogue and will not be available in New York for inspection or delivery.  The work will be released to the purchaser in Mexico in compliance with all local requirements.  Prospective buyers may contact Sotheby's representatives in Mexico City and Monterrey for an appointment to view this work.