Among the
women artists who have transcended art history, none had a meteoric rise quite like Mexican painter
Frida Kahlo (1907–1954). Her unmistakable face, depicted in
over fifty extraordinary self-portraits, has been admired by generations; along with
hundreds of photographs taken by notable artists such as
Manuel and Lola Álvarez Bravo, Nickolas Muray, and
Martin Munkácsi, they made
Frida Kahlo an iconic image of 20th century art.
After an accident in her early youth, Frida became a painter of her own free will. Her marriage to
Diego Rivera in 1929 placed her at the forefront of an artistic scene not only in the
cultural Renaissance of Mexico, but also in the United States. Her work garnered praise from the poet
André Breton, who added the Mexican painter to the ranks of international surrealism and exhibited her work in Paris in 1939 to the admiration of Picasso, Kandinsky, and Duchamp.
We access the intimacy of Frida’s affections and passions through a selection of drawings, pages from her personal diary, and an
extensive illustrated biography featuring photos of Frida, Diego, and the Casa Azul, Frida’s home and the center of her universe.
This book allows readers to
admire Frida Kahlo’
s paintings like never before, including
unprecedented detail shots and
famous photographs. It presents pieces in private collections and reproduces works that were
previously lost or have not been exhibited for more than 80 years.
