Where can the original paintings of Frida Kahlo be seen ?
47 originals can be seen in museums around the world, 11 of them are in museums in the US. 34 originals are in Mexico, the largest collection of Frida Kahlo paintings is in the Dolores Olmedo Museum in Mexico City. According to the NY Times, Ms. Olmedo “said that she bought her 25 Kahlo paintings -- for which she paid only $1,600 -- because Rivera begged her to do so to make sure that an important part of his wife's work remained in Mexico under one roof. ''Otherwise I would not have done it,'' Mrs. Olmedo said.” (1), and she added ''I was never a friend of Frida Kahlo,'' Mrs. Olmedo conceded in an interview with The New York Times, in which she referred to the artist's bisexuality. ''Frida Kahlo liked women. I liked men.'' (1). Finally the NY Times added: “As the artists' reputations -- and the prices for their work -- rebounded, art critics and intellectuals began to resent Mrs. Olmedo's huge hoard of Riveras and Kahlos and her power over the artists' legacies. She was accused of having grossly underpaid for her collection. Stories swirled that a jealous Mrs. Olmedo was intent on sabotaging Kahlo's legacy.” (1). Today the collection of Frida Kahlo paintings from the Olmedo collection is travelling the world, currently it can be seen in Paris and, later in 2014, in Rome. 62 original Frida Kahlo are in private collections and 11 are in the wonderful Gelman collection which is also touring the world, currently this collection is shown in Denmark. (1) http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/02/arts/dolores-olmedo-a-patron-to-diego-rivera-dies-at-88.html 102 photos of one Frida Kahlo painting from the internet. Which ones are from the original?12/17/2013
ALL these photos are of the original Frida Kahlo painting.
This proves that you can not assume that the internet or art books faithfully reproduce the quality of the original paintings. See tips on how to evaluate printed reproduction of Frida Kahlo original paintings in the blog of November 27th 2013. How truthful are photos in art books? I recently read comments of 'experts' stating that they would rather look at photos of paintings in art books; so let's see the quality of these photos in the art books. Above are 4 examples of photos of the Frida Kahlo painting: "Self-portrait in Velvet Dress" (1926) as it is reproduced in 4 books commonly available. Which of the four is a faithful reproduction of the original? None. Here some suggestions on how to evaluate with your own eyes the quality of printed images: 1. top left: overall it is too dark and the clouds contrast is too strong. As a result the face is too hard, without a soft transition of colors. The decoration of the dress should be gold not gold-reddish; the blue color in the waves in the background cannot be seen. The correction in black, done by Frida, on the left side of her hair is not to be seen. 2. top right: the background is not brown but black, overall the photo is too pale, washed out and blurred, the worst of the 4 photos. 3. bottom left: too red and too dark, the waves in the black background are not visible, the face and neck are too red as if Frida had a sun burnt. The valved dress is brown and not purple. 4. bottom right: the best of the four but the dark background has too much blue. This painting has been printed mirror-reverse, the sun and the dog are not on the left side but on the right side. Usually the Frida Kahlo books of Dr. S. Grimberg are of very good color quality. Photo: Frida Kahlo: Self-portrait with a Portrait of Diego on the Breast and Maria between the Eybrows, 1953-1954 ©Banco de Mexico Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Museums Trust Author: Prof. Dr. Mariella Remund “The Complete Frida Kahlo. Her Paintings. Her Life. Her Story.” does exactly what the title implies; it tells the story of legendary Mexican painter Frida Kahlo’s life.... Read the article: http://www.gay-sd.com/connecting-with-frida/ Photo: Frida Kahlo Exhibition San Diego, Private Tour, Dr. M.C. Remund This s a popular Catholic festivity that celebrates the belief that a man encountered the Virgin Mary, Mexico’s patron saint, in Mexico City on December 9 and 12, 1531.
According to the story of the Lady of Guadalupe, Mary spoke in the Nahuatl language when she appeared to the young man. In the Frida Kahlo exhibition the Virgen de Guadalupe is shown in two retablos and in one original painting used to decorate the kitchen of Frida. Author: Dr. Mariella Remund. Art comes in many forms. Thank you to all our creative visitors!
Today the Village of Promise San Diego (www.vopsandiego.org) visited the Frida Kahlo exhibition.
The kids asked the best questions ever about Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and the exhibition. We were honoured to have them in the Frida Kahlo exhibition; a great thank you to the Village of Promise organisers and monitors for your fantastic job! Author: Dr. Mariella Remund |