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Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera divorced in 1939, but reunited a year later and remarried. The Two Fridas (1939) depicts Kahlo twice, shortly after the divorce. One Frida wears a costume from the Tehuana region of Mexico, representing the Frida that Diego loved. The other Frida wears a European dress as the woman who Diego betrayed and rejected.
Frida Kahlo Paintings
Self Portrait Coconuts Diego and Frida Portrait of Frida's Family Diego and I Flower of Life (Flame Flower) Four Inhabitants of Mexico
Henry Ford Hospital, 1932 by Frida Kahlo
Henry Ford Hospital, 1932 by Frida Kahlo In this painting, Frida depicts herself in Henry Ford Hospital, lying on the bed naked with blood and hemorrhage. As in Four Inhabitants of Mexico, this painting has a very intimate space. The body is twisted and the bed is tipped up and that adds the feelings of helplessness and disconnection. The discomfort showed with the way she painted her body ...
The Two Fridas, 1939 by Frida Kahlo
The Two Fridas, 1939 by Frida Kahlo This painting was completed shortly after her divorce with Diego Rivera. This portrait shows Frida's two different personalities. One is the traditional Frida in Tehuana costume, with a broken heart, sitting next to an independent, modern dressed Frida. In Frida's diary, she wrote about this painting and said it is originated from her memory of an imaginary ...
10 Interesting Frida Kahlo Facts
10 Interesting Frida Kahlo Facts She wanted her birth to coincide with the beginning of the Mexican Revolution Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907 in Coyoacan, Mexico City, but she often told people she was born in 1910, 3 years after her actual birth, so that people would directly associate her with the Mexican Revolution that began in 1910.
The Chick, 1945 - by Frida Kahlo
The Chick, 1945 - by Frida Kahlo This painting was painted in the year of 1945. At that time her relationship with Diego Rivera is collapsing, her beloved father just passed away and her health condition is deteriorating. All of these make her emotionally exhausted. So the interpretation of this painting is she depicted herself as the fragile baby chick, and is being threatened by two huge ...
Frida Kahlo biography
Frida Kahlo biography Considered one of Mexico's greatest artists, Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907 in Coyocoan, Mexico City, Mexico. She grew up in the family's home where was later referred to as the Blue House or Casa Azul. Her father is a German descendant and photographer. He immigrated to Mexico where he met and married her mother ...
Mujeres (Salvadora y Herminia), 1929 by Frida Kahlo
Mujeres (Salvadora y Herminia), 1929 by Frida Kahlo This painting depicted two native Mexican Indian women. Frida was influenced by Diego Rivera after they are married, especially the nativist faith he shared with other Mexican post-revolutionary artists and intellectuals. Frida and Diego were obsessed with Mexican native theater, dance, and music. She is the first woman in Mexican art to wear ...
Self Portrait, 1948 by Frida Kahlo
Self Portrait, 1948 by Frida Kahlo In 1948, Frida's health condition has been deteriorating and this self-portrait is the only painting she painted in that year. In this portrait, she is wearing the traditional Tehuana costume which Diego Rivera admired a lot. But her lace ruff is taking up all the space and she seems to get trapped in there. Her face looks calm and emotionless but there are ...
Self Portrait with Cropped Hair - by Frida Kahlo
Self Portrait with Cropped Hair - by Frida Kahlo Right after Frida Kahlo divorced with Diego Rivera, she painted this self-portrait. Unlike other previous self-portraits in which Frida always wears feminine dresses, in this one she was wearing a large suit of black color, which looks like one of Diego's. She also cut off her long hair, which has attracted Diego so much. She was holding ...
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