Lithograph, Arches heavyweight paper, dimensions: 56 x 46 cm clear passe-partout, 73 x 63 cm framed passe-partout cm, limited edition, hand-numbered in pencil 112/250, signed under the composition facsimile of Frida Kahlo's signature p.d.; publisher's drystamp: Leonardo Artis l.d., licensed by the Frida Kahlo Museum, hologram "verification of authenticity" on the reverse. Original certificate of the editor Oro Cartier Limited Editions.
Frida Kahlo, aMexicanpainter born in 1907,becameone of the most revered and recognizable art figures of the 20th century. Her worksareconsiderediconictoday, and she is a symbol ofstrength,independence.
During her lifetime, Frida Kahlowas better known as the wife ofthe famous muralist Diego Riverathan as an artist.Althoughshe had a circle ofadmirers, including renownedartistsandintellectualssuch asAndré Breton and Pablo Picasso, her workwas seenmainly as a local phenomenonassociated withMexicanculture and folklore. Sheexhibitedherworks in Mexico and the United States, and evenhadonesoloexhibition in New York in 1938,whichreceived much attention. However, it wasn't until after her death in 1954that a real surge of interest in herworkbegan.
The 1970s brought a wave of interest in Frida Kahlo's art, especially inthe context of the rise offeministmovementsandagrowing awareness of art created by women. Fridabecame anicon of feminismbecause sheboldlyaddressedthemesofidentity,corporeality,gender, suffering and women'spower in her works. Her highly personal self-portraits reached a wide audience as an expression of an authentic, uncompromisingapproach to art.
Frida Kahlo combined elements of realism, surrealism and symbolism in her paintings, creating a highly personal iconography.Although she herselfclaimednot to be asurrealist, her workswereoftenclassifiedthatway bycritics.Kahloreflectedin her paintings her fascination withMexicanculture,history andindigenousart. Thiscombination of local color with a universal emotional messagemeant that herworkbegan tobe appreciated not only in Mexico, butaround the world.
Today Frida Kahlo isconsideredone of themost important artists of the 20th century. Her paintingsare exhibited inmajor museums and galleriesaround the world, and retrospective exhibitions, such as the one held at the Tate Modern in London and MoMA in New York,drawcrowds. In 2022, her painting "Diego and I" (1949) was sold for a record-breaking sum of more than $34 million, making it the mostexpensiveworkofLatinAmericanart. She hasalsobecomea pop cultureicon, with her face appearing on posters, T-shirts andgadgets, a testamentto herextraordinaryinfluence on themassimagination.
