The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Fisherman

1956

Diego Rivera

(Mexican, 1886–1957)
Mexico
tempera and black crayon on paper
Support: 63.5 x 48.3 x 0.2 cm (25 x 19 x 1/16 in.); Matted: 86.4 x 65.9 x 0.6 cm (34 x 25 15/16 x 1/4 in.); Image: 63 x 48.2 cm (24 13/16 x 19 in.)
Gift of Stephen E. Myers 2021.110
© Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Catalogue raisonné: INBA 2221
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Diego Rivera made this work while recuperating from cancer treatment at a friend’s house on the coast of Acapulco.

Description

Diego Rivera created this drawing during the last year of his life. While living on the Pacific coast of Mexico, the artist was inspired by local fishermen. Here, a man appears in profile before his fishing net with landscape extending behind him. Although the fisherman is not identified, his direct gaze suggests the dignity that Rivera saw in his work, and its importance to Mexico.
  • 1956–1957
    Studio of the artist [1886-1957]
    1957-?
    Louis S. Myers, Akron, OH
    ?-2021
    Stephen E. Myers, Hudson, OH
    2021-
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Diego Rivera: Catálogo General de Obra de Caballete. Mexico City: Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes, 1989. Mentioned and reproduced: p. 288, no. 2221
  • A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 14-August 2, 2020).
  • {{cite web|title=Fisherman|url=false|author=Diego Rivera|year=1956|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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