#8469 • Diego Rivera Original Mixed Media on Paper W/COA

Part of Grandee Estate Jewelry Auction (timed auction by GWS Auctions)

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Status: Sold

Est. $2,000,000-$6,000,000 Diego Rivera (Mexican; 1886-1957) 1940s Untitled Original Mixed Media on Paper Drawing W/COA in Wood & Gilt Gold Frame - This stunning piece is a mixed media on paper drawing by prominent Mexican muralist and painter, Diego Rivera. This untitled work depicts several indigenous workers, harvesting corn. Rivera used an array of rich, warm colors creating a vibrant and eye pleasing color palette. The work is signed "D. Rivera" in the lower left corner, and is framed in an ornate wood and gilt gold frame, under non-glare plexiglass. The piece will be accompanied by a certificate from the Museo Nacional De Historia at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, one of the top universities in the world based on world rankings highlighting the university's extensive research and innovation. Measurements (approximate): 24"L x 28"W x 2"D including frame. This piece has spectacular investment potential, as Diego Rivera's works can bring record setting prices. His paintings have sold at auction for over $3 Million, and a recent private sale for over $15 Million set a world record price for any work of Latin American art. Diego Rivera was a prominent Mexican painter, whose large frescoes helped establish the Mexican mural movement in Mexican art. Between 1922 and 1953, Rivera painted murals among others in Mexico City, Chapingo, Cuernavaca, San Francisco, Detroit, and New York City. With his socially and politically expansive artistic vision, narrative focus, and use of symbolic imagery, Rivera inspired such diverse artists as Ben Shahn, Thomas Hart Benton, and Jackson Pollock.