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Diego Rivera

Diego Rivera

Mexican, 1886–1957

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PaintingMexican MuralismSocial RealismFiguration

Representation

None documented

47

Institutional Exhibitions

106

Works in Collection

210

Assets Indexed

12

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

100%

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Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ171128

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Painters for the Theater

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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Master Prints from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1989

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Naked/Nude

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1986

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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Art of the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979–1980

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Artists and Writers

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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Mexican Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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Between World Wars: Drawing in Europe and America

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Drawings: Recent Gifts

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1975

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In the Twenties

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1975

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Painters for the Theatre: An Invitation to the Theatre Arts Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1973–1974

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Jacques Lipchitz, 1891�1973

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1973

Field Verification (6 fields)

4 cross-verified · 2 single-source

Birth yearWikidata + Duplicate Merge+1· 92%✓
Death yearWikidata + Duplicate Merge+1· 92%✓
DeceasedWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
NationalityDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
BiographyGallery Generic + Unknown· 72%
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (4)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/diego-rivera
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/diego-rivera
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4942
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

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Movement

Mexican Muralism

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (106)

Portrait of Florence Arquin

Portrait of Florence Arquin

1943 · Oil on canvas

54.9 × 43.2 cm (21 5/8 × 17 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two Figures

1940 · Watercolor and brush and black ink on white Japanese paper

46.1 × 60.4 cm (18 3/16 × 23 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Communicating Vessels

The Communicating Vessels

1938 · Linoleum cut

composition (irreg.): 24 x 33 3/8" (61 x 84.8 cm); sheet: 26 9/16 x 36 13/16" (67.5 x 93.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Three Women Beneath a Tree

Three Women Beneath a Tree

1936 · Brush and black ink on ivory laid paper

62.8 × 49.1 cm (24 3/4 × 19 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Weaving

1936 · Tempera and oil on canvas

66 × 106.7 cm (26 × 42 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Sleep

1932 · Lithograph in black on paper

41.5 × 30.2 cm (16 3/8 × 11 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Zapata

1932 · Lithograph in black on paper

41.2 × 33.3 cm (16 1/4 × 13 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Open Air School

Open Air School

1932 · Lithograph in black on paper

31.8 × 41.6 cm (12 9/16 × 16 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Workman. Costume design for the ballet H.P. (Horsepower)

Workman. Costume design for the ballet H.P. (Horsepower)

1932 · Watercolor and pencil on paper

17 7/8 x 11 3/8" (45.4 x 28.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

American Girl. Costume design for the ballet H.P. (Horsepower)

American Girl. Costume design for the ballet H.P. (Horsepower)

1932 · Watercolor and pencil on paper

17 3/4 x 11 5/8" (45.1 x 29.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Gas Pump. Set design for the ballet H.P. (Horsepower)

Gas Pump. Set design for the ballet H.P. (Horsepower)

1932 · Watercolor and pencil on paper

17 7/8 x 11 3/8" (45.4 x 28.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Ventilator Pipe. Set design for the ballet H.P. (Horsepower)

Ventilator Pipe. Set design for the ballet H.P. (Horsepower)

1932 · Watercolor and pencil on paper

17 5/8 x 11 1/4" (44.8 x 28.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Zapata

1932 · Lithograph

composition: 16 3/16 x 13 1/8" (41.1 x 33.3 cm); sheet: 20 11/16 x 15 3/8" (52.6 x 39 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Open Air School

Open Air School

1932 · Lithograph

composition: 12 1/2 x 16 3/8" (31.8 x 41.6 cm); sheet: 15 1/4 x 21 3/16" (38.8 x 53.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Boy and Dog

1932 · Lithograph

composition: 16 1/2 x 11 7/8" (41.9 x 30.2 cm); sheet: 20 x 14 1/2" (50.8 x 36.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Fruits of Labor (Los Frutos del Trabajo)

The Fruits of Labor (Los Frutos del Trabajo)

1932 · Lithograph

composition: 16 7/16 × 11 13/16" (41.8 × 30 cm); sheet: 20 9/16 × 14 15/16" (52.3 × 37.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Sleep (El Sueño)

Sleep (El Sueño)

1932 · Lithograph

composition: 15 7/8 x 11 7/8" (40.4 x 30.2 cm); sheet: 20 1/16 x 14 13/16" (51 x 37.6cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Man at the Crossroads

Man at the Crossroads

1932 · Pencil on paper

31 x 71 1/4" (78.7 x 180.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Set design for scene three of the ballet H.P. (Horsepower)

Set design for scene three of the ballet H.P. (Horsepower)

1931 · Watercolor and pencil on paper

8 1/8 x 10 3/8" (20.6 x 26.4 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Agrarian Leader Zapata

Agrarian Leader Zapata

1931 · Fresco on reinforced cement in galvanized-steel framework

7' 9 3/4" x 6' 2" (238.1 x 188 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Flower Festival: Feast of Santa Anita

Flower Festival: Feast of Santa Anita

1931 · Encaustic on canvas

6' 6 1/2" x 64" (199.3 x 162.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Flower Market

1930 · Lithograph

composition: 11 x 15 7/8" (28 x 40.4 cm); sheet: 14 15/16 x 19 7/8" (38 x 50.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Market

1930 · Lithograph

composition: 11 x 15 7/8" (27.9 x 40.3 cm); sheet: 14 9/16 x 19 15/16" (37 x 50.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Nude with Necklace

Nude with Necklace

1930 · Lithograph

composition (irreg.): 16 7/16 x 11 1/4" (41.8 x 28.5 cm); sheet: 20 3/16 x 15 3/16" (51.2 x 38.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (2)

106 published of 200 catalogued · 196 with image

MoMA
94 publishedof 188 catalogued184 img
Art Institute Chicago
12 published12 img

Record

Images

10 assets

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Weaving (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Diego Rivera Google Art Project (cropped)

Wikimedia Commons

Diego riveraa

Wikimedia Commons

Diego Rivera (in his studio at San Angel) Google Art Project

Wikimedia Commons

Diego Rivera with a xoloitzcuintle dog in the Blue House, Coyoacan Google Art Project

Wikimedia Commons

Diego Rivera and his daughter Guadalupe Rivera Marín Google Art Project

Wikimedia Commons

Bundesarchiv Bild 183 36942 0001, Berlin, Besuch Diego Rivera, Engel, Otto Nagel

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Relationships

12

Peers & Context1

Frida Kahlocontemporary

Movements4

Mexican Muralism Social Realism Figuration Abstract Art

Collections7

Christie's Art Institute of Chicago Museum of Modern Art Heritage Auctions Freeman's|Hindman Artsy

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Heritage Auctions

Freeman's|Hindman

Background

Education

Academy of San Carlos

Visual Arts · 1907

French Academy of Sciences

Visual Arts

Los Angeles

Visual Arts

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Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	May 2026	$4,000 – $6,000	Unsold