Diego Sothebys may 2011

FLORENCE HOMOLKA
signed and dated 39 upper right
watercolor on rice paper
15 by 10 3/4 in.
38 by 27.4 cm
ESTIMATE 35,000 - 45,000 USD
PROVENANCE
George Gastine, Los Angeles (1955)
Antonio Marco Montagutelli, Caracas
Luis Eduardo Chataing, Caracas
Thence by descent to present owner, Tampa, FL

LITERATURE
Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Diego Rivera, Catálogo General de Obra de Caballete, Mexico City, 1989, no.
1479, p. 194 CATALOGUE NOTE
Oskar Homolka (1898-1978) was an actor in Viena and Munich before fleeing to the United States after the Nazi
rise to power. He starred in Hitchcok's 1936 Sabotage and was a well known actor who shared the silver screen
with Ingrid Bergman, Marylin Monroe, Katherine Hepburn and Ronald Reagan among other Hollywood luminaries.
In 1939, Rivera portrayed him and his third wife , photographer and socialite Florence Meyer ( 1911-1962) a
daughter of Washington Post owner Eugene Meyer. Althought these are executed in a rather modest format, both
watercolors are powerful examples of the artist's ability to invest his subjects with gravity and heroic force.










DIEGO RIVERA (1886-1957)
PEREGRINA TLAXCALTECA
signed and dated 1946 upper left
oil on canvas
26 1/4 by 18 1/2 in.
66.5 by 47 cm


Fondo Editorial de la Plástica Mexicana, Diego Rivera: Pintura de Caballete y Dibujos,
Mexico, 1979, no. 150, p. 162, illustrated in color
Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, Diego
Rivera: Catálogo General de Obra de Caballete, Mexico City, 1989, no. 1743, p. 227,
illustrated 10 Maestros de la Plástica Mexicana, Mexico City, CONACULTA-INBA, 2003, p. 135,
illustrated in color
Dead in the Country © 2011
Banco de México Diego Rivera
Frida Kahlo Museums Trust,
Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

We wish to thank Professor Luis-Martín Lozano for his kind assistance in confirming the
authenticity of this lot.
This painting is part of the National Heritage of Mexico and cannot be permanently
exported from the country. Accordingly, it is offered for sale in New York from the
catalogue and will not be available in New York for inspection or delivery. The painting
will be released to the purchaser in Mexico in compliance with all local requirements.
Prospective buyers may contact Sotheby's representatives in Mexico City and
Monterrey for an appointment to view the work.