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Diego Rivera: Europe to Mexico, 1920 – 1948

Featuring paintings and works on paper dating from Rivera’s studies in Paris and extensive travels through Italy before returning to Mexico to lead the Mexican Mural Renaissance. Included in this exhibition is a drawing of a surgical operation that Rivera witnessed in Paris in the clinic of Dr. Jean Louis Faure, selections from his 1920-21 Italian sketchbook, and lively market scenes and studies of children and indigenous “tipos mexicanos.” A highlight is the tender 1935 portrait of Delfina and her son Dimas; Delfina modeled for the artist and became part of his household in the 30’s when he was married to Frida Kahlo. Supplementary material includes “Vigil” an important, rarely seen 1929 painting by José Clemente Orozco, which was included in his first show in New York at Alma Reed’s Delphic Studios. This work was cited in “The Art News” as one of the best paintings in the show.

Exhibition dates:
May 20 – June 28
July: By appointment

For more information please contact Mary-Anne Martin or Emmaline Deihl

The following is a selection of works from the exhibition.

 

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  • DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)
    Delfina y Dimas
    tempera on masonite
    31 1/2 x 23 3/8 inches (80 x 59.4 cm)
    signed and dated III-15-35
    1935

  • DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)
    Woman Making Tortillas
    watercolor on rice paper
    11 × 15½ inches (27.9 × 39.4 cm)
    signed
    c. 1944

  • DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)
    Vendedor de pájaros
    (Bird Seller)
    watercolor on rice paper
    15¼ × 10¾ inches (38.7 × 27.3 cm)
    signed
    c. 1937

  • DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)
    Little Girl with Yellow Blouse
    watercolor on rice paper
    22½ × 16½ inches (57.2 × 41.9 cm)
    signed and dated 1948
    1948

  • DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)
    Little Boy with Basket
    watercolor on rice paper
    22½ × 16½ inches (57.2 × 41.9 cm)
    signed and dated 1948
    1948

  • DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)
    Campesino con sombrero
    watercolor on Ingres paper
    24 × 18½ inches (61.0 × 47.0 cm) [sight]
    signed, inscribed “To Mrs. Richard Winter” and dated 26 Aug. 1936
    1936

  • DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)
    Portrait of a Man in Profile
    charcoal and pastel on paper
    15½ × 11½ inches (39.4 × 29.2 cm)
    signed and dated
    1947

  • RUFINO TAMAYO (1899 – 1991)
    Campesino con cerdos
    watercolor on paper
    13 5/8 × 16½ inches (34.6 × 41.9 cm)
    signed and dated 1940
    1940

  • DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)
    Vendedor de cántaros
    watercolor on rice paper
    15¼ × 10¾ inches (38.7 × 27.3 cm)
    signed
    c. 1945

  • DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)
    Cargador de flores
    graphite on Japan paper with watercolor splashes
    15 × 11 inches (38.1 × 27.9 cm)
    signed and dedicated “Para Chapo” (the artist’s daughter)

  • DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)
    Soplador de vidrio
    (Glassblower)
    charcoal on paper
    15¼ × 10¾ inches (38.7 × 27.3 cm) [paper irregular]
    signed, dated ’42, and inscribed “croquis para dibujo”
    1942

  • DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)
    Self Portrait
    (Autorretrato)
    lithograph
    18¾ × 13¾ inches (47.6 × 34.9 cm) [sight]
    signed, dated, and numbered 24/100
    1930

  • DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)
    Sketch After Tintoretto’s Fragment of Sala dell’Albergo ceiling decoration
    pencil on paper
    5 × 8 inches (12.7 × 20.3 cm)
    Venice, 1920-21

    from The Italian Sketchbook, 1920-21

    View the online catalogue

  • DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)
    Syracuse
    (Siracusa)
    pencil on graph paper
    12½ × 8¼ inches (31.8 × 21.0 cm)
    signed, titled, and dated ’21
    1921

    Private Collection. On loan for exhibition.

  • DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)
    Clinic of Dr. Jean Louis Faure (Study for La Operacion)
    (Clinique du Dr. Jean Louis Faure)
    pencil and graphite on paper
    8 1/8 × 10¾ inches (20.5 × 27.3 cm)
    signed, titled and dated ’20, Paris; also
    inscribed ‘the surgeon 1920, P.C. Frida Rivera’ verso
    1920

    Private Collection. On loan for exhibition.

  • JOSÉ CLEMENTE OROZCO (1883-1949)
    Vigilia
    (Vigil)
    oil on canvas
    12¼ × 15 1/8 inches (31.1 × 38.4 cm)
    signed
    1929

  • DAVID ALFARO SIQUEIROS (1896-1974)
    The Good Neighbor Policy
    (La politica del buen vecino)
    Duco (pyroxylin) on masonite
    78½ × 47 7/8 inches (199.4 × 121.6 cm)
    signed and dated ’51
    1951

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Women Surrealists in Latin America

In our adjunct gallery (“The Back Room”), is an installation of paintings, drawings, and sculpture by women surrealists working in Latin America. Included are works by Leonora Carrington, María Izquierdo, Frida Kahlo, Alice Rahon, Bridget Bate Tichenor, and Remedios Varo. Also included are works by contemporary artists including Isabel De Obaldía from Panama and Elena Climent from Mexico.

Exhibition dates:
May 20 – June 28
July: By appointment

For more information please contact Mary-Anne Martin or Emmaline Deihl

The following is a selection of works from the exhibition.

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  • LEONORA CARRINGTON (1917-2011)
    Pastoral
    oil on canvas
    21 × 29 inches (53.3 × 73.7 cm)
    signed
    1950

  • FRIDA KAHLO (1907-1954)
    Self-Portrait Inside a Sunflower
    oil on canvas mounted on board
    9 3/8 × 12¾ inches (23.8 × 32.4 cm)
    1954

  • MARIA IZQUIERDO (1902-1955)
    Hacia el paraiso
    (Towards Paradise)
    oil on canvas
    35 × 27 inches (88.9 × 68.6 cm)
    signed and dated ’54
    1954

  • MARIA IZQUIERDO (1902-1955)
    Mujeres en la cárcel
    (Women in Prison)
    gouache on paper
    8½ × 11 inches (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
    signed and dated 36′
    1936

  • ALICE RAHON (1904-1987)
    Boîte á musique III
    (Music Box III)
    oil and sand on canvas
    10 × 12 inches (25.4 × 30.5 cm)
    signed; also signed, titled and dated “Los Angeles ’45” verso
    1945

  • ALICE RAHON (1904-1987)
    Village Abandoned to the Ghosts
    (Aldea abandonada a los fantasmas)
    oil on canvas
    8¼ × 11¾ inches (21.0 × 30.0 cm)
    signed and dated ’48
    1948

  • ALICE RAHON (1904-1987)
    La calle y los gatos
    (The Street and the Cats)
    oil and sand on board
    9 7/8 × 8 inches (25.1 × 20.3 cm)
    signed and dated ’57
    1957

  • ALICE RAHON (1904-1987)
    Antelope Cat
    oil on board
    24 × 17¾ inches (61.0 × 45.1 cm)
    signed and dated ’60
    1960

  • ALICE RAHON (1904-1987)
    La femme qui neige
    oil and sand on canvas board
    9 7/8 × 7 7/8 inches (25.1 × 20.0 cm)
    signed Alice and dated ’45 lower right; also signed, titled, dated N.Y. ’45 verso; dedicated on the verso “à Elisa, son amie Alice”
    1945

  • ALICE RAHON (1904-1987)
    The Owl and the Pussycat
    mixed media on board
    5 3/8 × 14 1/8 inches (13.5 × 36.0 cm)
    1950’s

  • BRIDGET BATE TICHENOR (1917-1990)
    Untitled (Alegretto)
    oil on canvas
    8 × 19¾ inches (20.3 × 50.2 cm)
    signed with artist’s monogram
    1977

  • BRIDGET BATE TICHENOR (1917-1990)
    Untitled (a double sided painting)
    oil and plaster on masonite
    5½ × 5½ inches (14.0 × 14.0 cm)
    signed with artist’s monogram lower right

  • REMEDIOS VARO (1908-1963)
    Study for “Les feuilles mortes”
    pencil on paper
    29½ × 24½ inches (74.9 × 62.2 cm)
    1956

  • REMEDIOS VARO (1908-1963)
    Study for “El Relojero”
    pencil on paper
    28¼ × 32 inches (71.8 × 81.3 cm)
    c. 1955

  • REMEDIOS VARO (1908-1963)
    Dama felina
    pencil on paper
    8¼ × 6¼ inches (21.0 × 16.0 cm)
    1950

  • REMEDIOS VARO (1908-1963)
    Mujer lechuza volando
    pencil on paper
    8¼ × 7½ inches (21.0 × 19.0 cm)
    1957

  • REMEDIOS VARO (1908-1963)
    Study for “Mi generalito”
    pencil on paper
    18½ × 13½ inches (47.0 × 34.3 cm)
    1959

  • ISABEL DE OBALDÍA (b. 1957)
    Anteater King
    (Hormiguero Rey)
    sand cast glass, engraved with diamond bits
    10 × 40 × 14¼ inches (25.4 × 101.6 × 36.2 cm)
    2013

  • ISABEL DE OBALDÍA (b. 1957)
    Black Jaguar
    kiln cast glass
    19 × 8 × 2½ inches (48.3 × 20.3 × 6.4 cm)
    signed and dated
    2019

  • ISABEL DE OBALDÍA (b. 1957)
    Moon Cat
    kiln cast glass
    19 × 8 × 2 inches (48.3 × 20.3 × 5.1 cm)
    signed and dated
    2019

  • ISABEL DE OBALDÍA (b. 1957)
    Mangrove Crocodile
    cast crystal
    3 × 10½ × 8 inches (7.6 × 26.7 × 20.3 cm)
    2018

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