Miguel Covarrubias (Mexican 1904-1957)

Elephant and Ringmaster

Details

Miguel Covarrubias (Mexican 1904-1957)
Elephant and Ringmaster
both signed 'COVARRUBIAS' (lower right)
watercolor and gouache on paper
each: 16 x 11 in. (40.6 x 27.9 cm.)
Executed in 1927.
Two in one lot. (2)

Provenance

Galería Central de Arte Misrachi, Mexico City.
Estate of Phillip M. Neufeld.
His sale; Christie's, New York, 15 May 1991, lot 153.
Estate of Alberto Ulrich, Mexico.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Literature

'The Circus, as Seen by Covarrubias,' in Vanity Fair, vol. 28, no. 3, May 1927, pp. 56-57 (illustrated).

Lot Essay

This work is sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by Adriana Williams and dated 27 September 2013.
We are grateful to Adriana Williams for her assistance confirming the authenticity of these works.

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