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05/18/2012 10:29 PM

Sotheby's To Auction Notable Latin American Artwork

By: NY1 News

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A wide range of Latin American artwork is hitting the auction block.

Sotheby's will auction off several notable works next week.

Leading the auction is the 1939 Diego Rivera masterpiece Nina En Azul y Blanco.

The piece is the first painting by the Mexican artist to appear at auction in decades and is expected to fetch between $4 to $6 million.

"It's one of the very few large sized paintings by Diego Rivera in the United States," said Axel Stein, the head of Latin American Art at Sotheby's. "We are very proud to offer that painting to the open market."

The auction will take place next Wednesday and Thursday.