The complete paintings of Mexico’s most famous painter in one XXL volume
Among the few women artists who have transcended art history, none had such a meteoric rise as the Mexican painter
Frida Kahlo (1907–1954).
Her unmistakable face, depicted in
over fifty extraordinary self-portraits, has been admired by generations; this, along with
hundreds of photographs taken by notable lens artists such as
Edward Weston, Manuel and Lola Álvarez Bravo, Nickolas Muray, and Martin Munkácsi, made Frida Kahlo an iconic image of 20th century art.
After an accident in her early youth, Frida became a painter of her own free will. Her marriage in 1929 to Diego Rivera placed her at the forefront of an artistic scene not only in the cultural Renaissance of Mexico, but also in the United States. Her work garnered praise from the poet
André Breton, who added the Mexican painter to the ranks of international surrealism and exhibited her work in Paris in 1939, to the admiration of Picasso, Kandinsky, and Duchamp.
This large-format XXL book allows readers to
admire Frida Kahlo's paintings as never before, some in formats that go beyond the original works, interacting with famous photographs. It presents pieces in private collections that are difficult to access for the general public and even
reproduces works that were previously lost or have not been exhibited for more than 80 years. The volume presents
the most extensive study of Frida Kahlo’s paintings to date.
The reader will find in this book a seductive account of Frida Kahlo’s artistic career.
We access the intimacy of Frida’s affections and passions through a selection of drawings, pages from her personal diary, letters, and an
extensive illustrated biography featuring photos of Frida, Diego, and the Casa Azul, Frida’s home and the center of her universe.
The editor and author
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.
The contributing authors
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.
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.
Frida Kahlo. The Complete Paintings
Hardcover, 11.4 x 15.6 in., 11.91 lb, 624 pages
ISBN 978-3-8365-7420-4
Edition: English
ISBN 978-3-8365-8307-7
Edition: French
ISBN 978-3-8365-7419-8
Edition: Spanish
