ISBN: 3836574209 9783836574204

Category: Art / General

Page count: 624

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