Lot Essay
The huacal (from the Nahuatl) is a cage-like construction made from thin strips of wood that can be used to transport animals or foods to market.
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Tres hombres construyendo un huacal (also known as Tres hombres trabajando)
Details
Diego Rivera (Mexican 1886-1957)
Tres hombres construyendo un huacal
(also known as Tres hombres trabajando)
signed and dated 'Diego Rivera, 44' (upper left)
oil on masonite
11¾ x 15 5/8 in. (29.8 x 39.6 cm.)
Painted in 1944.
Tres hombres construyendo un huacal
(also known as Tres hombres trabajando)
signed and dated 'Diego Rivera, 44' (upper left)
oil on masonite
11¾ x 15 5/8 in. (29.8 x 39.6 cm.)
Painted in 1944.
Provenance
Galería Central, Mexico City (1946).
J. Holger Graffman.
Estate of Julie Graffman, Stockholm.
Private collection, Kansas, KS.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
J. Holger Graffman.
Estate of Julie Graffman, Stockholm.
Private collection, Kansas, KS.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Diego Rivera: Catálogo General de Cabellete, Mexico City, 1989, p. 217, no. 1665 (illustrated).