Thursday, September 25, 2008

Frida Kahlo Paintings

Frida Kahlo Paintings

The Mexican painter, Frida Kahlo has achieved great international popularity, Diego Rivera's wife. Frida Kahlo was born on July 6, 1907 in the house of her parents, known as La Casa Azul, in Coyoacan. After an accident, Kahlo turned her attention away from the study of medicine to begin a full-time painting career. A few days before Frida Kahlo died on July 13, 1954, Frida Kahlo wrote in her diary: "I hope the exit is joyful - and I hope never to return - Frida".

Frida Kahlo painted using vibrant colors in a style that was influenced by indigenous cultures of Mexico as well as by European influences that include Realism, Symbolism, and Surrealism. One catalog has 50 pieces of Frida Kahlo Paintings. Her Girl with Death Mask painting is very popular.

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