‘Pablo adored Diego and they learned a lot from each other.’1


The two would often get into fights. Rivera


hated when Picasso walk around his studio, Diego would say “.they’ll say I copy him [Picasso]. One of these days. I will chuck him out or I’ll shove off to Mexico. ’He would get annoyed 2


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Marie Vorobieff Marevna, Russian 1892-1984


‘Rivera and Picasso, 1916’;


black ink over traces of pencil, signed and dated in black ink, 20 x 27cm


Literature: Marevna, ‘Life with the Painters of La Ruche,’ 1972 p.65 (a copy of this book accompanies this lot).


£1,000 - 1,500* 69


Marie Vorobieff Marevna, Russian 1892-1984


‘Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera, 1914’;


blue ink, pen and black crayon on tracing paper, bears inscription in blue ink over traces of black crayon, dated ‘14’ in black crayon: together with another study of the two artists by the same artist, blue ink and pen, with highlights in black crayon, inscribed ‘Picasso’ and ‘Rivera’ in black crayon, ea. 20.5 x 25.5cm (2) (unframed)


£100 - 150*


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Marie Vorobieff Marevna, Russian 1892-1984


Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera fighting;


black crayon, black ink, green ink and black pen on tracing paper, inscribed faintly ‘Diego Rivera’ ‘Picasso’ in black crayon, 19 x 25cm; together with another sketch of Rivera and Picasso by the same artist; green ink, 19 x 25cm (unframed) (2)


Note: The story goes that when Marevna was pregnant with her daughter, Marika, Picasso in jest insinuated the child was Picasso’s not Diego’s this resulted in a fight. It is likely Marevna is capturing the moment. The figure in the door way is indeed Marevna watching on.


£150 - 200* 71


Marie Vorobieff Marevna, Russian 1892-1984


Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera study;


charcoal, 31 x 21cm: together with another charcoal study, verso and recto, by the same hand depicting the two artists, 20.5 x 25.5cm (2) (unframed)


£150 - 200*


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1Marika Rivera in ‘Marika and Marevna,1978, Jana Bokva, BBC’ 2Marevna, Life with the Painters of La Ruche,1972. p.9


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