Peasant Carrying Two Chickens
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 right edge: "Diego Rivera, 36"
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number50.48.23
Not on view
DescriptionBrush and Chinese ink on Japanese paper drawing of a man wearing a hat and carrying two chickens under his arm. Signed and dated lower right.Label TextDiego Rivera Mexican, 1886–1957 Peasant Carrying Two Chickens, 1936 Brush and Chinese ink drawing on Japanese laid paper Museum purchase 50.48.23 ProvenanceDan Fellows Platt, Englewood, N.J., d. 1938; Mrs. Platt,1938-50; Chrysler Museum Purchase, 1950 Exhibition History"Drawn from the Vault: Collecting American Works on Paper at the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, May 10 - July 27, 2014.
