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AdmittedDiego Rivera · c.1927–32
Here we have Set design for scene two of the ballet H.P. (Horsepower) — a drawing by Rivera, c.nineteen twenty-seven to nineteen thirty-two. Watercolor and pencil on paper — about 14 by 21 centimeters.
Medium Watercolor and pencil on paper · Dimensions 5 3/8 x 8 1/4" (13.7 x 21 cm) · Credit Gift of Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
Hanging beside it in The Philip Johnson Galleries: Flower Market, Market
More by Diego Rivera here: Agrarian Leader Zapata, Man at the Crossroads, Flower Festival: Feast of Santa Anita, The Man. Costume design for the ballet H.P. (Horsepower), Set design for scene four of the ballet H.P. (Horsepower), Study for backdrop for the ballet H.P. (Horsepower)
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