Diego Rivera (1886-1957)

Weyhe Gallery, New York
Galería de Arte Mexicano, Mexico City
Sale: Sotheby's, New York, Latin American Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, May 30, 1985, lot 14, illustrated

Mexico City, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Diego Rivera: 50 Años de su Labor Artística, 1951, n.n., illustrated

Diego Rivera: Catálogo General de Obra de Caballete, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, 1989, p. 42, no. 268, illustrated
Diego Rivera: Art & Revolution, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Mexico, 1999, p. 386, illustrated

There is old mounting tape on all four corners of the reverse which is visible from the front. The sheet of paper is hinged to heavy paper in the upper left and right corners. The heavy paper is then hinged to thick white paper twice along the topd edge. The left edge is deckled and there are three spots of foxing in the center of the work. There is a 1/8 in. light brown stain in the base of the chalice. There is slight rippling in the upper left corner. Overall in good condition.
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