by Hispanically Speaking News
Mexican work and Portrait of Linda Christian by Diego Rivera.
Christie’s Latin American Sale will take place on November 20-21.
This two-session sale of 300 lots total is led by significant works from some of the region’s best- known artists spanning colonial art to the present. The Evening Sale features 80 of the sale’s most important works, with an exceptional line-up of paintings and sculpture from celebrated Brazilian and Mexican artists, amongst many others.
The following Day Sale presents over 200 additional works of art from the Spanish colonial era to the present. The combined sales are expected to realize in excess of $20 million.
Madre con hijos by Diego Rivera, painted in 1926, (estimate: $500,000-800,000) reflects the artist’s interest in depicting Mexico’s indigenous people. Rivera spent the years of the Mexican Revolution abroad, returning only in 1921 to participate in a national program of mural painting. He found inspiration in the region’s indigenous culture as this painting’s subject matter reflects—a mother with her young children—poignant and enduring symbols of national identity and strong familial ties.
Yale University returns final Machu Picchu artifacts to Peru
In 1911, archaeologist Hiram Bingham brought the Peruvian citadel of Machu Picchu international attention.
Bingham and his team went on to take a number of artifacts from the site to the United States, a move the Peruvians claimed was only intended to be temporary.
More than 45,000 pieces were taken to the U.S., including metal pieces, ceramics, and bone fragments.
In 2010, a deal for the artifacts, which resided at mayoresYale University, was made and both sides agreed they would be returned to Peru.
Last year, the first shipments were flown to Cusco, Peru with the last of the remaining artifacts, 127 boxes, arriving on Sunday.
The latest pieces with soon be transferred to “Casa Concha,” where the first two shipments are housed.
Sitting 8,200 feet above seas level, the citadel of Machu Picchu was built by the Incas in the 15th century and now Peru’s most popular tourist attraction, bringing in more than 1 million visitors each year.
Celebrate what it truly means to be ‘Hecho en Mexico’
From Diego Luna and Alejandro Fernandez, to Carla Morrison and Chavela Vargas, director Duncan Bridgeman weaves a cinematic tapestry composed of original songs and insights from the most iconic artists and performers of contemporary Mexico. With striking visuals, the movie captures the rich diversity of Mexican geography, art, music, and culture. It is a rare look at the country’s real identity, and an unparalleled celebration of what it truly means to be “Hecho en Mexico.”
This documentary on some of contemporary Mexico’s most iconic artists and performers opens in the U.S. on Nov. 30. http://youtube/s8yim7A3ivM.
Lucia Aldana crowned Miss Colombia, set to compete for Miss Universe
Lucia Aldana, a student of communications and journalism from the southwestern province of Valle del Cauca, was elected Colombia’s new beauty queen at the Caribbean city of Cartagena.
The 20-year-old beauty, who competed in the National Beauty Contest together with 24 other candidates, will represent her country in the Miss Universe 2013 pageant.
