$2,370
Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886-1957) Skyline, Florence, Italy Signed and dated "Diego Rivera. 21" in pencil l.r. Graphite on paper, sheet size 8 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. (21.3 x 27.0 cm), unframed. Condition: Acid burn to l.l. quadrant, tear to u.l. and l.l. quadrants, glued to backing sheet at corners. Provenance: Collection of Caroline Johnston (née Ramsay) Chandler of Wilmington, Delaware, (b. 1893), by family descent to private collection, Maine. Caroline Ramsay Chandler was the eldest daughter of William Gouverneur Ramsay, a civil engineer and vice president of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. She was a student of the Woodstock Art Colony, an artist in watercolors and oils, as well as an art collector. She traveled to Mexico in the 1930s, and is believed by her family to have acquired art on this trip, including the present work.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-05-21
