Gouache & Pencil. The signature writing (way of reducing his 1st name in the A fashion). The work corresponds in style with Ruiz fine drawings & his penchant for caricature with a great analytical acuity. 1935 painting Ensayo de titeres show a similar brush in the hair  & leaning positions of the 2 children. The neck short haircut is like the one of Blaisten collection c.1925 El organillero. The link with D.Del Rio is their mutual friend Adolfo Best Maugard & Hollywood film industry. A charcoal  of Del Rio shown from behind was at

 Louis C. Mortons in Mexico 29-11-2007 (lot 230). In 1928 film Ramona, the actress is in photos with the position of our young woman. A.Ruiz was an idealist man in life & Art, the opposite to her narcisstic vision & reminds of the universal dimension of Narcissus myth as a symbol of human existence. Her reflection in the water, reveals who she is, with an imperfect body & betrayed by a blush emotion. Detailed study on demand.