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The Abundant Earth - Diego Rivera
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Description
A 1926 mural panel by Diego Rivera, depicting figures in a symbolic, earth-bound landscape of fertility and harvest.
The Abundant Earth, created by Diego Rivera in 1926, is a work that reflects the artist's engagement with Mexican identity and the natural world. Originally executed as a mural panel for the Chapingo Autonomous University, this piece demonstrates Rivera's ability to blend classical composition with indigenous themes. The imagery centres on a large, dark circular void, which acts as a symbolic representation of the earth or a cave, surrounded by figures that suggest a connection to fertility and the harvest.
Rivera employs a muted, earthy palette to ground the figures within their environment. The human forms are rendered with a sense of weight and volume, characteristic of his work during this period. The composition is balanced, with figures positioned to draw the eye towards the central opening. The inclusion of fruit and foliage reinforces the theme of abundance, while the overall treatment of the figures avoids idealisation, opting instead for a grounded, tactile quality. The use of encaustic on plaster contributes to the matte, textured appearance of the surface, which enhances the physical presence of the figures.
This work is part of a larger cycle that explores the relationship between humanity and the land. Rivera draws upon both pre-Columbian motifs and European artistic traditions to create a visual language that is distinctively his own. The figures are depicted in states of repose or interaction with the natural bounty, suggesting a harmonious existence. By focusing on the cycle of growth and the physical connection to the soil, Rivera provides a meditation on the sustenance provided by the earth. The work remains a clear example of his technical skill and his thematic focus on the social and natural history of Mexico.
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Chaque impression est réalisée à la commande par impression giclée 12 couleurs sur papier d'archivage certifié FSC. Conçue en Grande-Bretagne et imprimée dans votre centre de production le plus proche afin de réduire le gaspillage et d'accélérer la livraison.
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Chaque pièce Solis est fabriquée sur commande avec des matériaux de qualité galerie, conçus pour durer, destinés à la conservation.
- Impression giclée de qualité musée pour des couleurs riches et résistantes à la décoloration
- Papier beaux-arts mat d'archivage, certifié FSC
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- Cadres en noir, bois naturel, bois foncé ou blanc
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Impression giclée de qualité musée sur papier mat d'archivage certifié FSC, avec options d'encadrement et sur toile.
- Formats de papier : A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 et B2 (50×70 cm)
- Toile : du XS (20×30 cm) au Grand (60×90 cm)
- Cadres : noir, bois naturel, bois foncé ou blanc
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The Abundant Earth - Diego Rivera
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À partir de £37.00 GBP
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À partir de £37.00 GBP
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Fine Art Poster / Small Square (30x30 cm) / -
Artist Biography
Diego Rivera
Rivera painted walls. Big ones. The murals at the National Palace in Mexico City cover over a thousand square feet and depict the entire history of Mexico from the Aztecs to the Revolution. He worked on scaffolding, in fresco, for years at a stretch. The scale was political: he wanted art that belonged to the public, not to collectors.
He studied at the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City and spent fourteen years in Europe (1907-1921), absorbing Cubism in Paris and working alongside Picasso, Modigliani, and Mondrian. He returned to Mexico and found his subject: the history, labour, and people of his country, painted in a style that combined Renaissance fresco technique with pre-Columbian imagery and Marxist ideology.
The Detroit Industry Murals at the Detroit Institute of Arts (1932-33) are twenty-seven panels depicting the Ford Motor Company's River Rouge plant. The workers are heroic. The machinery is beautiful. Henry Ford's son Edsel commissioned them. The business community wanted them destroyed. They survived.
He married Frida Kahlo in 1929. They divorced in 1939. They remarried in 1940. The relationship was mutually unfaithful, politically intense, and artistically productive for both of them. Rivera said Kahlo was the better painter. Whether he believed this or was performing generosity is an open question.
He accepted a commission from Nelson Rockefeller for a mural in Rockefeller Center in 1933 and included a portrait of Lenin. Rockefeller asked him to remove it. Rivera refused. The mural was destroyed. Rivera repainted it in Mexico City. He died in 1957, at seventy.
He studied at the Academy of San Carlos in Mexico City and spent fourteen years in Europe (1907-1921), absorbing Cubism in Paris and working alongside Picasso, Modigliani, and Mondrian. He returned to Mexico and found his subject: the history, labour, and people of his country, painted in a style that combined Renaissance fresco technique with pre-Columbian imagery and Marxist ideology.
The Detroit Industry Murals at the Detroit Institute of Arts (1932-33) are twenty-seven panels depicting the Ford Motor Company's River Rouge plant. The workers are heroic. The machinery is beautiful. Henry Ford's son Edsel commissioned them. The business community wanted them destroyed. They survived.
He married Frida Kahlo in 1929. They divorced in 1939. They remarried in 1940. The relationship was mutually unfaithful, politically intense, and artistically productive for both of them. Rivera said Kahlo was the better painter. Whether he believed this or was performing generosity is an open question.
He accepted a commission from Nelson Rockefeller for a mural in Rockefeller Center in 1933 and included a portrait of Lenin. Rockefeller asked him to remove it. Rivera refused. The mural was destroyed. Rivera repainted it in Mexico City. He died in 1957, at seventy.
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