{"product_id":"frida-kahlo-the-complete-paintings-9783836574204","title":"Frida Kahlo. the Complete Paintings","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmong the few \u003cstrong\u003ewomen artists \u003c\/strong\u003ewho have transcended art history, none had a meteoric rise quite like Mexican painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954). Her unmistakable face, depicted in \u003cstrong\u003eover fifty extraordinary self-portraits\u003c\/strong\u003e, has been admired by generations; along with \u003cstrong\u003ehundreds of photographs\u003c\/strong\u003e taken by notable artists such as \u003cstrong\u003eEdward Weston, Manuel and Lola ?lvarez Bravo, Nickolas Muray\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eMartin Munk?csi\u003c\/strong\u003e, they made Frida Kahlo an icon of 20th century art.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e After an accident in her early youth, Frida became a painter. Her marriage to \u003cstrong\u003eDiego Rivera\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1929 placed her at the forefront of an artistic scene not only in the \u003cstrong\u003ecultural Renaissance of Mexico\u003c\/strong\u003e, but also in the United States. Her work garnered praise from the poet \u003cstrong\u003eAndr? Breton, who added the Mexican painter to the ranks of international surrealism\u003c\/strong\u003e and exhibited her work in Paris in 1939 to the admiration of Picasso, Kandinsky, and Duchamp.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eWe access the intimacy of Frida's affections and passions\u003c\/strong\u003e through a selection of drawings, pages from her personal diary, letters, and an \u003cstrong\u003eextensive illustrated biography\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003efeaturing photos of Frida, Diego, and the Casa Azul\u003c\/strong\u003e, Frida's home and the center of her universe.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This large-format XXL book allows readers to \u003cstrong\u003eadmire Frida Kahlo\u003c\/strong\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003es paintings like never before\u003c\/strong\u003e, including \u003cstrong\u003eunprecedented detail shots\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003efamous photographs\u003c\/strong\u003e. It presents pieces in private collections and reproduces works that were \u003cstrong\u003epreviously lost or have not been exhibited for more than 80 years\u003c\/strong\u003e, forming the \u003cstrong\u003emost extensive study of Kahlo\u003c\/strong\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003es work and life to date\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLozano, Luis-Martín:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Luis-Martín Lozano is an art historian specializing in the study of different aspects of modernism in Mexican and Latin American art. He is the recipient of a Fulbright scholarship and has conducted extensive research on the work of both Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera, as well as publishing widely on both artists. Lozano was formerly the director of the Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City, and has been a guest curator for many art institutions in the United States, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and particularly in Mexico.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKettenmann, Andrea:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Andrea Kettenmann studied art history in Göttingen and Hamburg before joining the art history department of the University of Hamburg. She has published widely on Frida Kahlo and has contributed to numerous exhibitions and catalogues. She works as a freelance art historian in Mexico City, where she has lived for many years.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRamos, Marina Vázquez:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Marina Vázquez Ramos is an art historian specializing in modern Mexican art. She works as a university professor, researcher, and exhibition curator, and has edited several publications in Mexico and abroad. She was deputy director general of the Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City and is now director of the Mario Vázquez Raña Library's Photography Collection and Newspaper Archive.","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50707630162194,"sku":"9783836574204","price":139.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_54691c69-b1a5-44fe-a087-bfd614e64a30.jpg?v=1734501457","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/frida-kahlo-the-complete-paintings-9783836574204","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}