Visits If you are planning to see an artwork, please keep in mind that while the art we cover is held in permanent collections, pieces are sometimes removed from display for renovation or traveling exhibitions. Frida Kahlo. Catalog Number. Credit Line. Jennifer Tucker. Frida Kahlo and Fulang-Chang seem to be no exception.
Dislike 0 0 Like. Comments 0. Image Url URL. This is the first self-portrait Frida painted with her pet in there. In the later years, she drew many other her pets in her self-portraits, such as parrots, dogs, and cats. In this painting, a lavender ribbon connects a seemingly cheerful and brilliant Frida with her companion.
Frida was in the prime of her beauty when this self-portrait was painted. Frida was also having a secret love affair with Leon Trotsky, which confirmed her seductive sexual powers. She was very proud of this painting and gave it to her friend Mary Schapiro Sklar, who is the sister of art historian Meyer Schapiro. Along with the painting she gave her a mirror with a similar frame. This celebration of hair continues in the portrayal of both the monkey and the cacti in the background.
Interestingly, years after its exhibition, Kahlo made a mirror to accompany this painting and she presented both in elaborate matching frames. She then gifted the portrait and mirror to her close friend, Mary Sklar, whom she had first met in Mexico in , telling Mary that they could now always be together.
This little dog that often accompanies the artist, is named after a mythological Aztec god, known to represent lightning and death, and also to be the twin of Quetzalcoatl , both of who had visited the underworld. All of these pictures, including Fulang-Chang and I include 'umbilical' ribbons that wrap between Kahlo's and the animal's necks. Kahlo is the Madonna and her pets become the holy yet darkly symbolic infant for which she longs. Edit Translate Action History. The Art Story: www.
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