Lot 24
Lot 24
Miguel Covarrubias (1904-1957)

Mayan Woman / Portrait of a Thai Dancer (double-sided work)

Price Realised USD 8,125
Estimate
USD 8,000 - USD 12,000
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Miguel Covarrubias (1904-1957)

Mayan Woman / Portrait of a Thai Dancer (double-sided work)

Price Realised USD 8,125
Price Realised USD 8,125
Details
Miguel Covarrubias (1904-1957)
Mayan Woman / Portrait of a Thai Dancer (double-sided work)
signed and dedicated 'Para el Chango, de su viejísimo amigo, COVARRUBIAS' (lower left)
gouache on paper
1514 x 1114 in. (38.7 x 28.6 cm.)
Provenance
Ernesto García Cabral, Mexico.
Anon. sale, Sotheby's, New York, 16 November 2010, lot 90.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Brought to you by
Kristen France
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Lot Essay

The present work is a study for the dust jacket of the book The Young Concubine: A Romance of indo-China by Makhali-Phal (Nelly-Pierrette Guesde), 1942.

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Adriana Williams.

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