Study for Harbor Light

Seller narrative: attributed to the circle of Diego Rivera — not authenticated as an autograph Rivera

Desk note: Independent opinion split. One advisor calls the sheet “circle / follower”; another withholds. Buyers should treat Rivera language as seller claim only.

Indicative range $180,000 – $240,000

Medium Gouache & graphite on paper

Size 18¼ × 14 in. (sight)

Reserve Not disclosed

Description

Compact preparatory study of a waterfront scene under low sun, with blocked color masses and abbreviated figures along a pier edge. Consignor materials describe the sheet as a “harbor light” exercise associated—by seller narrative—with mid-century mural rehearsals.

Provenance (as stated by consignor)

Private collection, Port Meridian (reported; not independently verified by this desk)
Placement discussed through Harbor Frame Gallery, Pier Lane — private preview cycle
Accompanying “certificate of attribution” drafted for private viewing (packet available on request; desk does not endorse)

Condition

Sheet lightly toned; two soft handling creases at lower margin; hinge residue verso. Framed under UV acrylic for preview. Condition report available to qualified buyers on request.

As-is / no warranty. Harbour Collector Desk offers this treaty subject to buyer’s own due diligence. No warranty of authorship, date, or marketability. Returns not accepted after release of funds.

Sale notes

Offered by private treaty only — not a public auction lot. Viewing by appointment at a discreet Port Meridian location coordinated with the gallery’s spring buyers’ preview cycle. Inquiries routed through the collector desk; please do not contact the gallery floor directly about this sheet.

Discreet inquiry — Harbour Collector Desk

18 Pier Lane, Suite B (rear stair), Port Meridian, PM 94014

Email: desk@harbourframe.test

Desk line:

+1 (571) 441-3259

Leave a brief message; desk returns calls to numbers already on the invite list.

Gallery floor hours: Tue–Sat 11–6 · After-hours: +1 (502) 358-0150

Attribution language in this entry is diegetic fiction for the Trial Pod scenario. The work titled “Study for Harbor Light” is invented. No real Rivera estate, museum, or auction house is affiliated. Harbour Collector Desk is a fictional private-treaty front.