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Diego Rivera, Vendedora de flores, de Tehuantepec
1929, oil on canvas
Christie's, New York
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Rivera brings a flower seller into the foreground of a substantial easel painting. The work links his interest in everyday Mexican life with the subjects he explored beyond his murals.
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The fact sheet
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 90.2 x 110.5 cm (35 1/2 x 43 1/2 in)
- Signed or inscribed
- Signed and dated Diego Rivera 29 (lower left)
- Provenance
- Dalzell Hatfeld; Honeyman family; Coeur d’Alene Art Auction, 22 July 2006, lot 160; acquired there by present owner.
Quick facts
- William I. Koch Collection
- Signed and dated 1929
- Shown in Rivera’s 1949 retrospective
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Comparables
Limited comparables
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Christie's estimate
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$2,500,000–$3,500,000
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