Lot #930: DIEGO RIVERA - Dos figuras - Pencil drawing on paper

 

Artist: Diego Rivera (Mexican, 1886 - 1957).
Title: "Dos figuras".
Medium: Pencil drawing on paper.
Date: Composed e1920s.
Dimensions: Overall size: 9 3/16 x 6 in. (233 x 152 mm).
Pricing:
  Starting Price: $4,000
  Reserve Price: N.A.
  Auction Sale Price Estimate: $6,000/8,000
Lot Note(s): Signed lower left. Cream wove paper. Overall good to very good condition; one minor edge tear upper center, two minor edge tears lower center, all well away from image, water (?) stain upper right edge, well away from image, else fine, all imperfection easily matted out.
Comment(s): Comparable pencil drawing on paper compositions by Rivera sell at auction for substantially more than our modest pre-sale estimates. Early works such as our example are rarely seen. The husband of Frida Kahlo, Rivera is arguably Mexico's most famous painter. His large wall works in fresco helped establish the Mexican Mural Movement in Mexican art. Image copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [29874-1-4000-NA]