Diego Rivera
Granja palmera (Choza y palmera), Acayucan, Veracruz , 1951 (Executed)
Lot #573 |
2026-04-29 |
Sotheby's, New York
Modern Day Auction
Category:
Works on Paper
Estimate:
USD 25,000 - 35,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N12125
Auction name: Modern Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2026-04-29
End date: 2026-05-20
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Mexican Modernism
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 17 ½ by 23 ½ in. 44.4 by 59.7 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
44.4
Width In Centimeters:
59.7
Height In Inches:
17.5
Width In Inches:
23.5
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Year notes: Executed circa 1951.
Provenance
William Henry Hoover, Boston The Little Art Gallery of North Canton Public Library, Ohio (acquired from the above) Sotheby's, New York, 26 May 2004, lot 2 (consigned by the above) Mary-Anne Martin Fine Art, New York (acquired at the above sale) Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Mexico City, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes/Departamento de artes plásticas/Museo Nacional de Artes Plasticas, Diego Rivera 50 Años de su Labor Artistica, Exposición de Homenaje Nacional, 1949, no. 426, pp. 178 and 444, illustrated
Literature
Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Diego Rivera, Catálogo General de Obra de Caballete, Mexico City, 1989, no. 1243, p. 164, illustrated
Catalog summary
Myth & Splendor: Important Works from a Distinguished Collection Diego Rivera 1886 - 1957 Granja palmera (Choza y palmera), Acayucan, Veracruz signed Diego Rivera (lower left) watercolor, crayon and charcoal on paper 17 ½ by 23 ½ in. 44.4 by 59.7 cm. Executed circa 1951. We wish to thank Professor Luis-MartĂn Lozano for his kind assistance in cataloguing this lot. Saleroom notice National Heritage Lot - Lots with this symbol are part of the National Heritage of Mexico and cannot be permanently exported from Mexico. Accordingly, the lot will be offered for sale in New York but will not be available in New York for inspection or delivery. The lot will be released to the buyer in Mexico in compliance with all local requirements. Prospective buyers may contact Sotheby’s representatives in Mexico City and Monterrey at [email protected] for an appointment to view the work.<br><br>Please note, the correct title for this work is Granja palmera (Choza y palmera), Acayucan, Veracruz. Please also note, the correct date for this work is circa 1951. Provenance William Henry Hoover, Boston The Little Art Gallery of North Canton Public Library, Ohio (acquired from the above) Sotheby's, New York, 26 May 2004, lot 2 (consigned by the above) Mary-Anne Martin Fine Art, New York (acquired at the above sale) Acquired at the above sale by the present owner Exhibited Mexico City, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes/Departamento de artes plásticas/Museo Nacional de Artes Plasticas, Diego Rivera 50 Años de su Labor Artistica, ExposiciĂłn de Homenaje Nacional, 1949, no. 426, pp. 178 and 444, illustrated Literature Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Diego Rivera, Catálogo General de Obra de Caballete, Mexico City, 1989, no. 1243, p. 164, illustrated