Collection Online as of December 4, 2023
Fisherman
Diego Rivera
(Mexican, 1886–1957)
Tempera and black crayon on paper
Image: 63 x 48.2 cm (24 13/16 x 19 in.)
Gift of Stephen E. Myers 2021.110
© Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Catalogue raisonné: INBA 2221
Location
not on view
Description
Diego Rivera created this drawing during the last year of his life. While living on the Pacific coast of Mexico, the artist was inspired by local fishermen. Here, a man appears in profile before his fishing net with landscape extending behind him. Although the fisherman is not identified, his direct gaze suggests the dignity that Rivera saw in his work, and its importance to Mexico.