Frida Kahlo

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