$10,000
Diego Rivera (Mexico, 1886-1957) pastel and charcoal drawing of a child, framed under plexiglass in an antiqued painted wood frame & signed lower right "Diego Rivera". Complete with original bill of sale to Jack Beny signed by Diego Rivera from 1942, with framed height of 29-3/4" and width of 23-3/4". Has a sight image height of 20" with width of 16", which is the actual size of piece, as it is on a "floater" matting. In overall good condition, all measurements are approximate. Provenance: from the estate of a South Carolina collector, who wishes to remain anonymous. It is our recommendation that all pieces must be examined in person by perspective clients or a dealer they have asked to give them a condition report. This is consistent with our terms of sale that all goods are sold as is and all sales are final.Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, known as Diego Rivera, was born on December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato, mexico to a well-to-do family, the son of Maria del Pilar Barrientos & Diego Rivera Acosta. Rivera had a twin brother named Carlos, who died when they were two years of age. He was said to have Converso ancestry (having ancestors who were forced to convert from Judaism to Catholicism), & considered Jewishness to be a dominant element throughout his life. He began drawing (on walls in his home) at the age of three, so his parents installed chalkboards & canvases on their home walls. From the age o
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2017-06-17
