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May Day Procession in Moscow
Diego Rivera 1956
Oil on canvas 135.2 x 108.3 cm

In 1955 Rivera travelled to the Soviet Union for medical treatment. While there he made many sketches, some of which were later used as the basis for oil paintings, as appears to be the case with this artwork.

In the colorful worker's parade, marchers carry a huge ballon painted with the word "peace" in several languages. One year after painting this scene, Rivera would die of a heart attack at the age of seventy.