Seated Man Drinking
Artist
Diego Rivera
(Mexican, 1886 - 1957)
CultureMexican
Date1936
MediumBrush and Chinese ink on Japanese laid paper
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/2 x 10 7/8 in. (39.4 x 27.6 cm)
SignedLower left edge: "Diego Rivera, 36".
InscribedOn back, "F. 167" in pencil.
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number50.48.24
Not on view
DescriptionBrush and Chinese ink on Japanese paper drawing of a seated man drinking. He wears a hat, but no shoes. Signd and dated by the artist, lower left.Label TextDiego Rivera Mexican, 1886–1957 Seated Man Drinking, 1936 Brush and Chinese ink drawing on Japanese laid paper Museum purchase 50.48.24 ProvenanceDan Fellows Platt, Englewood, N.J., d. 1938; Mrs. Platt,1938-50; Chrysler Museum Purchase, 1950 Exhibition HistoryVirginia Museum of Fine Arts for traveling, 1969-1970, and 1970-1971. "Drawn from the Vault: Collecting American Works on Paper at the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, May 10 - July 27, 2014.Published ReferencesSPARK'S CATALOGUE, #32, price $75.
