Collection Online as of April 1, 2023
Flower Market
Diego Rivera Weyhe Gallery
(Mexican, 1886–1957)
Lithograph
Image: 27.9 x 40.6 cm (11 x 16 in.)
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection 1972.218
© Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Catalogue raisonné: Cortés Gutiérrez 922; Williams 2
State: II/II
Edition: edition of 150
Location
not on view
Description
Following the Mexican Revolution, artists throughout the country began to create works that celebrated the country's history and future. In this print, Diego Rivera shows a gathering of figures in indigenous costume gathering to exchange flowers, suggesting Mexico's bounty. Such images formed an important statement about national identity at a time of constant change.