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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 16, 2023 | Morton Casa de Subastas | Mexico City | Subasta de Arte Latinoamericano | 32 | $****** - ****** | Juchiteca in hammock |
Works on Paper
20 x 26.5 cm (7.87 x 10.43 in)
Ink on paper
Signed; With dedication
MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS
(Mexico City, 1904 - Mexico City, 1957)
Juchiteca in hammock
Signed
Ink on paper
With dedication.
We thank Adriana Williams and Anahí Luna for verifying the authenticity of this work, September 2023.
It presents conservation details.
The work carried out by Miguel Covarrubias in relation to the promotion of culture both Mexican and the entire American continent is widely recognized internationally. In his work we trace the above mentioned since thanks to what has been captured through various plastic media, anthropological data from pre-Hispanic, indigenous and even Asian cultures have reached us. Throughout his career, Miguel Covarrubias developed as a cultural manager in multiple institutions such as the National Museum of Anthropology and the Museum of Popular Art, in addition to having been director of the Dance Department of the National Institute of Fine Arts, where he also arduously promoted the projection of culture.
Source consulted: RUBÍN DE LA BORBOLLA, Daniel F. Miguel Covarrubias 1905-1957. United Kingdom. American Antiquity, Cambridge University Press, no. 23, July 1957, pp. 63-65.
20 x 26.5 cm
