The Fruits of Labor
La exposición individual de Rivera celebrada en el Museum of Modern Art de Nueva York, que se clausuró a finales de enero de 1932, dio a conocer su obra a nuevos públicos y creó una demanda considerable de sus estampas. A principios de la primavera del mismo año, en el taller de impresión que George Miller tenía en Nueva York, Rivera trabajó en un grupo de cinco litografías del que esta obra forma parte. La estampa representa una sección del mural que pintó en la Secretaría de Educación Pública de Ciudad de México entre 1923 y 1928. Rivera se sentía atraído por el trabajo con el lápiz litográfico por su inmediatez y su capacidad de crear efectos superficiales matizados.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Fruits of Labor
- Artist: Diego Rivera (Mexican, Guanajuato 1886–1957 Mexico City)
- Printer: George C. Miller (American, New York 1894–1965)
- Publisher: E. Weyhe
- Date: 1932
- Medium: Lithograph
- Dimensions: Image: 16 1/2 × 11 7/8 in. (41.9 × 30.2 cm)
Sheet: 21 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (54.6 × 39.4 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1933
- Object Number: 33.26.8
- Rights and Reproduction: © 2026 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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