Lot 147
  • 147

Miguel Covarrubias (1904 - 1957)

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Miguel Covarrubias
  • Hollywood's Malibu Beach
  • signed lower left
  • gouache and ink on heavy paper
  • 14 by 20 1/2 in.
  • 36 by 52 cm
  • Executed in 1933.

Provenance

Eve Tucker Galleries, Miami Beach
The Collection of Argentina (Tina) Hills (1960)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Literature

"Two Days at the Beach", Vanity Fair Magazine, August 1933, vol. 40, no. 6, pp. 24-5, illustrated
Lucía García-Noriega y Nieto, Fundación Cultural Televisa, et. al., Miguel Covarrubias. Homenaje, Mexico City, 1987, p. 39, illustrated in color
"Three Days at the Beach", Vanity Fair Magazine, March 2013, no. 631, illustrated in color

Condition

The sheet presents some slight soiling scattered throughout and three small spots in the upper right quadrant. Pinholes are visible at the extreme corners. Tape residue on the reverse predominantly along the edges. Otherwise in very good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

From left to right:

1. John Barrymore 

2. Ethel Barrymore

3. Lionel Barrymore

4. George Arliss

5. Helen Hayes

6. Miriam Hopkins

7. Lilyan Tashman

8. Mae West

9. Edmiund Lowe

10. Constance Bennett

11. Joel  McCrea

12. Maurice Chevalier

13. Kay Francis

14. Joan Crawford

15. Leslie Howard

16. Dolores Del Rio

17. Adolphe Menjou

18. Joseph Schenck

19. Samuel Goldwyn

20. Joan Blondell

21. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

22. Sylvia Sidney

23. Mary Pickford

24. Gary Cooper

25. Douglas Fairbanks

26. & 27. Laurel and Hardy

28. Edward G. Robinson

29. Cecil B. Demille

30. Caludette Colbert

31. Marion Davies

32. Norma Shearer

33. Charlie Chaplin

34. Fredric March

35. Marie Dressler

36. Gene Fowler

37. Nancy Carroll

38. Howard Hughes

39. George Raft

40. Louella Parsons

41. Harpo Marx

42. Katherine Hepburn

43. Jean Harlow

44. Marlene Dietrich

45. Schnozzle Durante

46. Greta Garbo

47. Clark Gable

48. Ernst Lubitsch

49.Wallace Beery