Six Frida Kahlo Cards (Dover Postcards)
Category: Books,Arts & Photography,Individual Artists
Six Frida Kahlo Cards (Dover Postcards) Details
From the Back Cover One of the 20th century's most provocative artists, Mexican-born Frida Kahlo (1907–1954) produced extraordinary personal images. Prized by lovers of fine art for their originality and haunting beauty, these works often incorporated themes from Mexican folk art but also candidly recorded on canvas the artist's loves, losses, pain, and passions.This splendid set of cards reproduced six of Kahlo's most expensive paintings, including Self-Portrait (1926), which reveals a hint of the emotional tension that eventually would pervade many of her self-portraits; The Deceased Dimas (1937), prompted perhaps by the loss of a child; Doña Rosita Morillo (1944), a realistic portrayal of a friend's mother; as well as Girl with Death Mask (1938); Self-Portrait with Monkeys (1943); and Still Life with Parrot (1951). Read more
Reviews
I love these little books, they're perfect little tokens to give to a friend, to keep as an incentive for good behavior (for kids), as an inexpensive but useful prize or, in this case, an inexpensive way to get some nice postcard sized prints of prolific artist, Frida Kahlo. My daughter is a huge fan and it was recently my daughter's birthday, so I included this in the box of birthday goodies I sent to her. She loves it! She was able to pick up some inexpensive postcard frames from IKEA and made a nice little Kahlo exhibit on the wall in her apartment. I think I will give her more of these little books for Christmas, choosing more of her favorite artists and introducing her to some of mine. 🎨The pages are thick, glossy cardstock with crisp, vibrant prints. Each print is the size of a typical postcard. Could be used as post cards, for decorating a bare wall, as part of a craft project or just collecting the books for inspiration.
