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Collection Online as of April 26, 2024

Oscar Miestchaninoff

Oscar Miestchaninoff

1913
(Mexican, 1886–1957)
Mexico, 20th century
watercolor over graphite
Sheet: 33.8 x 25.9 cm (13 5/16 x 10 3/16 in.); Mount: 41.1 x 32.9 cm (16 3/16 x 12 15/16 in.)
Bequest of Mrs. Beatrice Miestchaninoff 1972.222
© Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Rivera's watercolor portrays Russian sculptor Oscar Miestchaninoff who was active in Parisian avant-garde circles beginning in the 1910s.
  • Lee, Sherman E. "The Year in Review for 1972." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 60, no. 3 (March, 1973): 63-115. Mentioned: p. 113, no. 262 25093732
  • Directions in Drawing II: The Human Figure. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5, 1991-January 12, 1992).
    Year in Review: 1972. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-March 18, 1973).
  • {{cite web|title=Oscar Miestchaninoff|url=false|author=Diego Rivera|year=1913|access-date=26 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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