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Diego Rivera
Mexican • 1886-1957
Biography
Diego Rivera began drawing at the age of three, and by ten he was enrolled at the San Carlos Academy in Mexico City. In 1907, he traveled to Europe on a scholarship to continue his artistic studies. Whilst in Paris, Rivera embraced the advent of Cubism, and later Post-Impressionism, taking inspiration from such European artists as Picasso and Cézanne.
In 1921, Rivera returned to Mexico and became involved in the government-sponsored Mexican mural program. He became best-known for his frescoes painted in a distinctive style characterized by bold colors and ample, Renaissance-inspired figures. Rivera was an atheist and joined the Mexican Communist party in 1922. He was married five times, including twice to Frida Kahlo, with whom he had a famously volatile relationship.
Insights
In 1939, Leon Trotsky lived with Rivera and Kahlo in Mexico City whilst in exile.
In 1933, Rivera completed Detroit Industry, a series of 27 frescoes at the Detroit Institute of Arts. During the era of 1950s McCarthyism, a large sign was erected condemning Rivera's politics as 'detestable' while defending the murals' artistic merit.
In 1931, Diego Rivera became the first Latin American artist to have a one-man show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
"I've never believed in God. But I believe in Picasso."
Past Lots
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Diego Rivera
Nude with Long Hair (Desnudo de Lola Olmedo, Lola Olmedo Nude) (G. 895)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $12,600
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Diego Rivera
El Sueño (La Noche de los pobres) (The Dream (The Night of the Poor))
Estimate £15,000 - 20,000
Sold for £13,860
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Diego Rivera
Don Lupito
Estimate $350,000 - 450,000
Sold for $591,000
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Diego Rivera
Girl Holding Flowers
Estimate $40,000 - 60,000
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Diego Rivera
Desnudo de Lola Olmedo (Lola Olmedo Nude)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,125
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Diego Rivera
Two works: i) First Study for the mural project at the California School of Fine Arts (CSFA) ii) Second Study for the mural project at the California School of Fine Arts (CSFA)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
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Diego Rivera
Pareja con marrano
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
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Diego Rivera
Retrato de Marevna (Portrait of Marevna)
Estimate $800,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for $970,000
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Diego Rivera
Dancer
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $22,500
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Diego Rivera
Desnudo de Frida Kahlo
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $20,000
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Diego Rivera
Mujer sentada en el mercado con rebozo azul y flores
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $106,250
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Diego Rivera
Naturaleza muerta (Composición con alcachofas y limones)
Estimate $600,000 - 800,000
Sold for $725,000
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Diego Rivera
Turkey Market
Estimate $70,000 - 90,000
Sold for $106,250
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Diego Rivera
Shasta
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,750
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Diego Rivera
El mercado de flores (Flower Market, Yellow Ground)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,625
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