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1) Frida Kahlo
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Frida Kahlo is regarded as one of the most significant artists of the twentieth century. In recent times, public interest in the dramatic details of Kahlo's life has threatened to eclipse serious consideration of her artistic achievement. This beautifully produced book focuses our attention once more on the artistic qualities that make her paintings some of the most iconic images of the last hundred years. Presenting major works alongside the lesser...
Author
Publisher
Prestel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
In this fascinating look at over 180 "hidden" images Helga Prignitz-Poda, one of the world's leading authorities on the Mexican artist, pulls back the curtain on masterpieces that rarely, if ever, see the inside of an exhibition or gallery. Illustrated with stunning reproductions of works that Prignitz- Poda has discovered over the course of her career, this book helps expand our knowledge and understanding of this hugely popular artist. Arranged...
Publisher
V&A Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954), as an artist and a woman, has a unique international appeal. Her instantly recognizable work draws extensively on her life and her extraordinarily personal reflections upon it. On Kahlo's death, her husband, Diego Rivera (1886-1957), ordered that her most private possessions be locked away until 15 years after his death. The bathroom in which her belongings were stored in fact remained unopened until 2004. Through this incredible...
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