Frida Kahlo / The painter and her work

2004, linnen gebonden met stofomslag, 264pp, fraai ex., afb. in kleur, 34x29cm

 

In Frida Kahlo, legendary figure-head of new Mexican art, life and art match in an unrivalled way. Her vibrant paintings, mostly self-portraits, are a mesmerizing, unsparing testimony to a dramatic life in a tormented body, to an amazing will to survive and to an outstanding artistic talent. Casting a new look on her work, this book juxtaposes the paintings with large-size details revealing the beauty and the abysses of Frida Kahlo's art.