{"product_id":"frida-kahlo-45th-ed","title":"Frida Kahlo. 45th Ed","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Paintings of Frida Kahlo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003eAmong the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ewomen artists\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewho have transcended art history, none had a meteoric rise quite like Mexican painter\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFrida Kahlo\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1907–1954). Her unmistakable face, depicted in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eover fifty extraordinary self-portraits\u003c\/strong\u003e, has been admired by generations; along with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehundreds of photographs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etaken by notable artists such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManuel and Lola Álvarez Bravo, Nickolas Muray\u003c\/strong\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Munkácsi\u003c\/strong\u003e, they made\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFrida Kahlo\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ean icon of 20th century art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter an accident in her early youth, Frida became a painter. Her marriage to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiego Rivera\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 1929 placed her at the forefront of an artistic scene not only in the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ecultural Renaissance of Mexico\u003c\/strong\u003e, but also in the United States. Her work garnered praise from the poet\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAndré Breton, who added the Mexican painter to the ranks of international surrealism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough a selection of drawings, pages from her personal diary, and an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eextensive illustrated biography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\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\u003eThis book allows readers to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eadmire\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFrida Kahlo\u003c\/strong\u003e’\u003cstrong\u003es paintings like never before\u003c\/strong\u003e, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eunprecedented detail shots\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efamous photographs\u003c\/strong\u003e. It presents pieces in private collections and reproduces works that were\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epreviously lost or have not been exhibited for more than 80 years\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardcover, \u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e15.6 x 21.7 cm, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e1.07 kg, \u003c\/span\u003e480 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54727505379541,"sku":"9783836594851","price":890.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/7262\/3317\/files\/KAHLO_PAINTINGS_45_GB_3D_40780.jpg?v=1788177996","url":"https:\/\/stellenboschbooks.co.za\/products\/frida-kahlo-45th-ed","provider":"Stellenbosch Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}