Lot 87 · Fine Books and Manuscripts including the Hidden Wartime Manuscript of Alan Turing
Manuscript album in various hands, 183 pp recto and verso, oblong folio, [Mexico City, Mexico], November 9, 1934 to July 1958, being the ledger of sales of Diego Rivera's artwork kept by Libreria y Galeria Misrachi,
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- Estimate
- $8,000–$12,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Fine Books and Manuscripts including the Hidden Wartime Manuscript of Alan Turing, New York · 13 April 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1777327
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Diego Rivera, Manuscript album in various hands, 183 pp recto and verso, oblong folio, [Mexico City, Mexico], November 9, 1934 to July 1958, being the ledger of sales of Diego Rivera's artwork kept by Libreria y Galeria Misrachi,. Bonhams, 13 Apr 2015, lot 87. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1777327.
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Diego Rivera, Manuscript album in various hands, 183 pp recto and verso, oblong folio, [Mexico City, Mexico], November 9, 1934 to July 1958, being the ledger of sales of Diego Rivera's artwork kept by Libreria y Galeria Misrachi,. Bonhams, 13 Apr 2015, lot 87. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1777327.
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From the same sale Fine Books and Manuscripts including the Hidden Wartime Manuscript of Alan Turing · Apr 2015
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manuscript on paper, | Recipe Book. | $700–$1,000 | |
| On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation. London: John Mur… | Ricardo, David. 1772-1823. | $6,000–$8,000 | |
| Composition notebook. | Turing, Alan Mathison. 1912-1954. | — | |
| [King, Augusta Ada, Countess of Lovelace. 1815-1852.] | — | $18,000–$20,000 | |
| Historiarum libri aliquot, qui extant, opera et studio Vincentii Obso… | Diodorus Siculus. Fl. 30-60 B.c.e. | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| 2 Manuscripts in Italian, | Claims To The French Throne. | $700–$1,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diego Rivera | Autoretrato (Self-Portrait) | $10,200 | Bonhams, May 2021 | |
| Diego Rivera | Desnudo sentado con brazos levantados (Frida Kahlo) (Seated | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| Diego Rivera | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2022 | ||
| Diego Rivera | Original signed & | Lion & Unicorn, Nov 2021 | ||
| Diego Rivera | Desnudo sentado con brazos levantados | Bonhams, Oct 2019 | ||
| Diego Rivera | La caza de patos con fizga | Phillips, Feb 2026 | ||
| Diego Rivera | Retrato de Alice-Leone Moats | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Diego Rivera | diego rivera | sin título | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 |
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