Diego Rivera is best known as a mural painter, but he also did a large number of smaller paintings and drawings. Dolores Olmedo was a close friend of Rivera's and collected 145 of his works. It comprises the largest collection of Rivera's art in the world. Not all of the collection is on exhibit at any one time, but there were still a formidable number of his works on display. It's going to take several blog posts to present them all.
In this post we'll look at some of the art he did as a young man while living and studying in Spain and France between 1907 and 1920.
"Self Portrait with a Broad-brimmed Hat" 1907
"The Picador" 1909
"At the Toledo Fountain" 1913
"The Old Men" 1912
While in Europe, Rivera experimented with Cubism.
"Sun Breaking Through the Mist" 1913
"The Young Man with a Fountain Pen" 1914
"The Trail" 1915
"The Telegraph Post" 1916
"Still Life with Utensils" 1917
"Composition with Bust" 1916
"Knife and Fruit in Front of a Window" 1917
With this painting Rivera begins to break from Cubism.
"Woman with Geese" 1918
You have to look closely to see the woman and her geese.
"Landscape in Midi" 1918
The painting is reminiscent of Cezanne
"Still Life" 1918
"The Mathematician" 1919
By this time the break with Cubism is complete.
In 1921 Rivera returned to Mexico where he became a leading member of the Mexican muralist movement.
More art by Diego Rivera in the next post.
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