After Frida Kahlo: Self Portrait with Monkey
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After Frida Kahlo (Mexico, 1907-1954): Self Portrait with Monkey. Oil on canvas, signed lower right and verso, framed. Decorative stamps verso.
The original Self-Portrait with Monkey was commissioned in 1938 by A. Conger Goodyear, then president of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. It is one of the many self-portraits painted by Kahlo for friends and patrons during her career.
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter best known for her uncompromising and brilliantly colored self-portraits that deal with such themes as identity, the human body, and death. Although she denied the connection, she is often identified as a Surrealist. In addition to her work, Kahlo was known for her tumultuous relationship with muralist Diego Rivera.
58 x 47.8 cm ; 22.75 x 18.75 inches framed. 7.75 x 6.25 cm; 19.75 x 15.75 inches canvas.
Private collection, South America.
The original Self-Portrait with Monkey was commissioned in 1938 by A. Conger Goodyear, then president of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. It is one of the many self-portraits painted by Kahlo for friends and patrons during her career.
Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter best known for her uncompromising and brilliantly colored self-portraits that deal with such themes as identity, the human body, and death. Although she denied the connection, she is often identified as a Surrealist. In addition to her work, Kahlo was known for her tumultuous relationship with muralist Diego Rivera.
58 x 47.8 cm ; 22.75 x 18.75 inches framed. 7.75 x 6.25 cm; 19.75 x 15.75 inches canvas.
Private collection, South America.
Condition
Good condition with minor flaws; light surface abrasions throughout.
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After Frida Kahlo: Self Portrait with Monkey
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