Frida Kahlo (2020) (2020) Painting by Corné Akkers

Oil on Wood, 33.5x47.2 in
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Fine art paper, 8x11 in
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  • Original Artwork (One Of A Kind) Painting, Oil on Wood
  • Dimensions 33.5x49.2 in
    Dimensions of the work alone, without framing: Height 33.5in, Width 47.2in
  • Artwork's condition The artwork is in perfect condition
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  • Categories Paintings from $20,000 Surrealism Nude
Introduction. The first thing that comes to mind is that a couple of years ago Frida Kahlo by means of a nude photo caught my eyes. I guess she did a lot of experimenting in the roaring 1920s / 1930s and her body position intrigued me once more: reclining and amidst two cats but completely demanding the camera in a relaxed way though. A Drawing First. [...]
Introduction

The first thing that comes to mind is that a couple of years ago Frida Kahlo by means of a nude photo caught my eyes. I guess she did a lot of experimenting in the roaring 1920s / 1930s and her body position intrigued me once more: reclining and amidst two cats but completely demanding the camera in a relaxed way though.

A Drawing First

I did a lot of thinking what to do in the painting compared to the drawing ‘Sans titre – 11-10-18’ I made earlier. Its scale is much bigger so one can show more but what story to tell? A biopic or more of a personal opinion on her? My students I often tell about her: that an artist can be successful employing great imagination without an abundance of refined techniques. The first is necessary, the latter not sufficient on its own.

Communism and Mexicanidad

Reading about her love for stalinism and supporting the ‘Mexicanidad’ I must say that, if those brows only look commanding, her appetite for communism and The Aztecs certainly did make me frown. To me her and Rivera’s way of looking at the world seems all too much salon socialism to me. Never did I see such a lush place like the Casa Azul in Mexico City and I never saw a communist labourer owning such a place. Those Aztecs, weren’t they warmongers, thirsting for blood like all stalinists?

Poor Choices

I came to the conclusion that some of her appetites were poorly chosen, not in the last place her love for Diego Rivera and she might be right in stating that the second tragic accident was meeting him, next to the bus accident.

Great Art

Nevertheless did she make great art in spite of her curious preferences and severe handicaps. Although intriguing enough to paint I hope I added a painting worth to see after so many paintings already made.

My Cat Furia

Last but not least I found out she was fond of animals and that, in my eyes, certainly flips the balance in her favor. Strangely the cat was reclining in the exact same position as my drawing of my own cat Furia I made in 2016. Moreover I could not find a better place for Furia, deceased in 2016, than this final resting place next to Frida. Therefor she is well taken care after in the drawing, on the panel and in the afterlife I think.

Oil on wood panel (85 x 120 cm)
Artist: Corné Akkers

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