Diego Rivera,Top 60 Paintings and Murals
Diego Rivera was born in Guanajuato, Mexico in 1886 and is arguably the best Mexican painter of the 2oth century. Known for his passionate romance with Frida Kahlo , his beautiful frescos and his strong political views; Diego Rivera had a lasting effect on the international art world. He is credited with the reintroducing and popularizing of fresco painting in modern art and architecture. Early on Diego Rivera was inspired by the Cubism movement and the likes of painters like Pablo Picasso and Paul Cézanne‘s. Later on his style changed and when he fell in love with frescos and began doing out door murals. I like Diego Rivera because he could have been considered an out law in his time. He was a true artist that painted from his heart and was passionate about what he did. I often see many similarities with Diego Rivera and Banksy.
They both perfected a form of mural art and mixed politics with their artwork. Below are 60 paintings and murals of Diego Rivera’s best work (in my opinion). If I have made a mistake with any of the names please forgive me and
1. Diego Rivera. Head of a Goat. / Cabeza de cabra. c. 1805. Pencil on paper. 12.5 x 9.5 cm. Rafael Coronel Collection, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
2. Classical Head. 1898. Oil on canvas. 48.5 x 39.2 cm. Museo Casa Diego Rivera, Guanajuato, Mexico.
3. The Threshing Floor. La era. 1904. Oil on canvas. 100 x 114.6 cm. Museo Casa Diego Rivera, Guanajuato, Mexico.
4. Diego Rivera. Self-Portrait. 1907. Oil on canvas. Museo Dolores Olmedo Patino, Mexico City, Mexico.
5. Diego Rivera. Notre Dame de Paris in the Rain. 1909. Oil on canvas. Private collection.
6. Portrait of Angelina Beloff. 1909. Oil on canvas. Collection of the State of Veracrus, Xalapa, Mexico.
7. House over the Bridge. / Casa sobre el puente. c. 1909. Oil on canvas. 147 x 120 cm. Museo Nacional de Arte, MUNAL – INBA, Mexico City, Mexico.
8. Head of a Breton Woman. / Cabeza de mujer bretona. 1910. Oil on canvas. 129 x 141 cm. Museo Casa Diego Rivera, Guanajuato, Mexico.
9. Breton Girl. / Muchacha bretona. 1910. Oil on canvas. 100-80 cm. Museo Casa Diego Rivera, Guanajuato, Mexico.
10. View of Toledo. / Vista de Toledo. 1912. Oil on canvas. 112 x 91 cm. Fundación Amparo R. de Espinosa Yglesias, Puebla, Mexico.
11. The Adoration of the Virgin. 1913. Encaustic. Private collection.
12. Portrait of Oscar Miestchaninoff. 1913. Oil on canvas. 147 x 120 cm. Gobierno del Estado de Veracruz, Pinacoteca Diego Rivera, Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.
13. Portrait d’ Best Maugard. 1913. Oil on canvas. 227Adolfo.5 x 161.5 cm. Museo Nacional de Arte, CNCA, INBA, Mexico.
14. Woman at a Well (reverse of Zapatista Landscape). / La mujer del pozo. 1913. Oil on canvas. 144 x 125 cm. Museo Nacional de Arte, MUNAL – INBA, Mexico City, Mexico.
15. Diego Rivera. Portrait of Two Women. 1914. Oil on canvas. The Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
16. Diego Rivera. Sailor at Breakfast. / Marinero almorzando. 1914. Oil on canvas. 117 x 72 cm. Museo Casa Diego Rivera, Guanajuato, Mexico.
17. Diego Rivera. Portrait de Martin Luis Guzman. 1915. Oil on canvas. 72.3 x 59.3 cm. Collection Funfacion Televisa, Mexico.
18. Diego Rivera. Motherhood – Angelina and the Child Diego. / Maternidad – Angelina y et niño Diego. 1916. Oil on canvas. 132 x 86 cm.Museo de Arte Alvar y Carmen T. de Carrillo Gil, MCG – INBA, Mexico City, Mexico.
19. Diego Rivera. Creation. / La creación. Detail. 1922-3. Encaustic and gold leaf. Anfiteatro Simón Bolívar, Escuala Nacional Preparatoria, Colegio de San Ildefonso, Mexico City, Mexico.
20. From the cycle: Political Vision of the Mexican People (Court of Labor): Exit from the Mine. 1923. Fresco. Ground floor, east wall. Ministry of Education, Mexico City, Mexico.
21. From the cycle: Political Vision of the Mexican People (Court of Fiestas): Good Friday on the Santa Anita Canal. / Viernes de dolores en el canal de Santa Anita.. 1923-4. Fresco. 4.56 x 3.56 m. Ground floor, west wall wall. Ministry of Public Education, Mexico City, Mexico.
22. The Day of the Dead. Detail.1924. Fresco. Ministry of Education, Mexico City, Mexico.
23. Woman Grinding Maize. 1924. La molendera. Encaustic on canvas. 106.7 x 121.9 cm. Museo Nacional de Arte, MUNAL – INBA, Mexico City, Mexico.
24. Diego Rivera. Flower Festival. / Festival de las flores. 1925. Oil on canvas. 147.3 x 120.7 cm. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
25. The Blood of the Revolutionary Martyrs Fertilizing the Earth. La sangre de los martires revolucionarios fertilizando la tierra. 1926-7. Fresco. 2.44 x 4.91. Chapel, east wall, Autonomous Univercsity of Chapingo, Mexico.
26. Maturation. / Maduración. 1926-7. Fresco. Chapel, east wall, Autonomous University of Chapingo, Mexico.
27. The Organization of the Agrarian Movement. 1926. Fresco. Chapel, west wall, Autonomous University of Chapingo, Mexico.
28. Diego Rivera. The Abundant Earth. 1926. Fresco. Chapel, east wall, Autonomous University of Chapingo, Mexico.
29. The Land’s Bounty Rightfully Possessed. 1926. Fresco. Chapel, ceilling bay, Autonomous University of Chapingo, Mexico.
30. The Liberated Earth. 1926-27. Fresco. Chapingo Chapel, National School of Agriculture, Mexico City, Mexico.
31. Subterranean Forces. 1926-27. Fresco. Chapingo Chapel, National School of Agriculture, Mexico City, Mexico.
32. Indian Boy and Indian Woman with Corn Stalks. 1926-27. Fresco. Chapingo Chapel, National School of Agriculture, Mexico City, Mexico.
33. From the cycle: Political Vision of the Mexican People (Court of Fiestas):Insurrection aka The Distribution of Arms. / El Arsenal – Frida Kahlo repartiendoarmas. 1928. Fresco. 2.03 x 3.98. Second floor, south wall. Ministry of Education, Mexico City, Mexico.
34. Wall Street Banquet. 1928. Fresco. North wall, Courtyard of the Fiestas, Ministry of Education, Mexico City, Mexico.
35. The Learned. 1928. Fresco. North wall, Courtyard of the Fiestas, Ministry of Education, Mexico City, Mexico.
36. Night of the Poor. 1928. Fresco. North wall, Courtyard of the Fiestas, Ministry of Education, Mexico City, Mexico.
37. Our Bread. 1928. Fresco. South wall, Courtyard of the Fiestas, Ministry of Education, Mexico City, Mexico.
38. Night of the Rich. 1928. Fresco. North wall, Courtyard of the Fiestas, Ministry of Education, Mexico City, Mexico.
39. Death of the Capitalist. 1928. Fresco. South wall, Courtyard of the Fiestas, Ministry of Education, Mexico City, Mexico.
40. The History of Mexico – The World of Today and Tomorrow. 1929-35. Fresco. South wall, National Palace, Mexico City, Mexico.
41. The History of Cuernavaca and Morelos – The Convertion of the Indian. Detail. 1929-30. Fresco. Cortez Palace, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
42. Zapata’s Horse. 1930. Fresco. Palace of Cortez, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
43. Entering the City. 1930. Fresco. Palace of Cortez, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
44. Allegory of California. / Alegoria de California. 1930-31. Fresco. Mural on wall and ceiling of main staircase between tenth and eleventh floors. Exchange’s Luncheon Club/City Club, Pacific Stick Exchange Tower, San Francisco, CA, USA.
45. My Godfather’s Sons (Portrait of Modesto and Jesus Sanchez). / Los hijos de mi compadre (Retratos de Modesto y Jesus Sanchez). 1930. Oil on metal. 43.5 x 34 cm. Fomento Cultural Banamex, Mexico City, Mexico.
46. The Making of a Fresco, Showing the Building of a City. 1931. Fresco. San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California.
47. Diego Rivera. Detroit Industry. South wall. 1932-33. Fresco. The Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
48. Man, Controller of the Universe. Detail. 1934. Fresco. Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico.
49.Carnival of Mexican Life. Dictatorship 1936. Fresco. Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City, Mexico.
50. The Pinole Seller./ Vendedora de pinole. 1936. Oil on canvas. 81.4 x 60.7 cm. Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City, Mexico.
51. Portrait of Lupe Marin. / Retrato de Lupe Marin. 1938. Oil on canvas. 171.3 x 122.3 cm. Museo de Arte Moderno. Mexico City, Mexico.
52. Portrait of Madesta and Inesita. / Retratos de Modesta y Inesita. 1939. Oil on canvas. 99 x 69 cm. Private collection.
53. Diego Rivera. Self-Portrait Dedicated to Irene Rich. / Autorretrato dedicado a Irene Rich. 1941. Oil on canvas. 61 x 43 cm. Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, USA.
54. Portrait of Carlos Pellicer. / Retrato de Carlos Pellicer. 1942. Oil on hardboard. 55 x 43 cm. Private collection.
55. Portrait of Natasha Zakolkowa Gelman. / Retrato de Natasha Zakalkova Gelman. 1943. Oil on canvas. 115 x 153 cm. private collection.
56. Diego Rivera. The Milliner. Potrait of Henri de Chatillon. 1944. Oil on masonite. Private collection.
57. Diego Rivera. Nude with Calla Lilies. 1944. Desnudo con alcatraces. Oil on hardboard. 157 x 124 cm. Private collection.
58. Day of the Dead. / Dia de muertos. 1944. Oil on hardboard. 73.5 x 91 cm. Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico.
59. Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park. Detail. 1948. Fresco. Museo Mural Diego Rivera, Mexico City, Mexico.
60. Evening Twilight at Acapulco. / Atardecer en Acapulco. 1956. Oil and tempera on canvas. 30 x 40 cm. Private collection.
