Diego Rivera was a master of the mural and world-famous for his revolutionary politics and his revival of Mexican fresco art. Montblanc honors him with a pen crafted from gold with a partial black lacquer finish in Aztec design.
After painting his first picture at the tender age of three, it was only eight later that Diego Maria Rivera made his debut at Mexico City’s academy of art “Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes”. Rivera, who was born in 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico, won several awards before he had even finished his studies. Thanks to his outstanding abilities, which showcased his rebellion against the artistic establishment, he aroused the interest of the Governor of Veracruz, a well known patron of the arts. He bankrolled Diego Rivera’s many years of study abroad, which took him to Spain, France and Italy from 1907 to 1921.
On his return to Mexico he married Guadalupe Marin, as his second wife in 1922 and had two daughters, Guadalupe and Ruth. Rivera had numerous marriages and children. Years later, he married the famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo and continued his struggle for social and artistic upheaval in society.
Before returning from Europe, Diego Rivera had begun experimenting with the styles of various different European painters. On this revolutionary basis, he invented a totally new language of images which bore the unmistakable imprint of Picasso’s cubism and the landscape paintings of the French artist Paul Cézanne. After the Mexican revolution had come to an end, Rivera completed his study of frescos and returned to Mexico in 1921, to be part of the Mexican Mural Program, planned by Vasconcelos. In the years that followed, Diego Rivera devoted himself to his “Murals”, large wall paintings that were in tune with Rivera’s Democratic concept of art – since they traditionally adorned public buildings and were thus accessible to all.
Rivera was the driving force behind the “Union of Revolutionary Painters, Sculptures, and Graphic Artists” and the “Manifesto: Towards a Free Revolutionary Art”, and with his famous “murales” (murals), monumental wall paintings with critical socio-political motifs, he made one of the most important contributions to contemporary Latin American Art. When Diego Rivera passed away, on 24 November 1957 at the age of 70, Mexico lost one of its most influential and socially committed sons, a figure who remains a much-revered and beloved hero to this day.
Limited Edition 70
Montblanc commemorates the great Mexican master of contemporary Latin American art with a fascinating Edition of exquisite Fountain Pens of 750 solid gold.
The design of the skeletonized, squared cap is inspired by the staircase of the Mexican National Palace, the edifice that had housed Diego Rivera’s most famous wall paintings since the 1930s. Motifs dating back to the Aztec Empire adorn the cone and the ring trim. The radiant orange in the precious resin of the cap picks up the dominant colour of Rivera’s paintings. The stylised sun, another hallmark of his works, is reflected at the clip and features a cabochon-cut sapphire (0,03ct). The 18K gold nib is decorated with a finely engraved portrait of Diego Rivera and with Mexican ornaments, rounding off an extraordinary edition of writing instruments. The Montblanc star in precious mother-of-pearl crowns the top of the cap.
The “Diego Rivera” Fountain Pen is limited to 70 pieces worldwide, honoring the age reached by its namesake.
Launch 2009
Limitation:
Fountain Pens 70
