Lot 386
Rivera, Diego (1886-1957) Mexican painter and muralist; husband of Frida Kahlo. Typed letter signed, 1 page, 11 x 8½ in., Coyoacán, D.F. (Mexico), Aug. 31, 1954. To Irwin Edelman in Los Angeles: "I have received the material that you sent to me about Rosenberg case [Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of passing information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union and executed on June 19, 1953]….I am sending you back your manuscripts. Unfortunately, among the list of possibilities and unconvenients, that I could have for your proposition it is precisely the personal problem that put me out of any possibility in that direction. As side that, by more than the ten last years my life does not differs at all of the Party line, of which I try to be a good friend and any contribution I could do for common forces I do through the organization. On the other hand, my personal ressources are extremelly limited." Rivera's wife, Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, best known for her self portraits, had died the month before he wrote this letter, on July 13. Both Rivera and Kahlo were active communists; they had befriended Leon Trotsky when he fled to Mexico in 1936, then supported Stalin from 1939, but above all, Rivera and Kahlo were artists.
Estimated Value $400 - 600.
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| Realized $720 |
