LOT DETAILS

Materials:

pastel and crayon on paper

Size Notes:

8¾ by 11½ in.

Edition:

Executed circa 1950.

Description:

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Markings:

The Collection of Jay I. Kislak: Sold to Benefit the Kislak Family Foundation

Condition:

This work is in good condition overall. The sheet has been hinged to the mat on the verso in each extreme corner. The colors are vibrant, and the media layer is stable. Two artist pinholes are present in the extreme upper right corner. A minor pinpoint loss to the sheet is present in the extreme upper left corner, which may correspond to an artist pinhole. Very faint diagonal creases are present in the extreme upper right and lower left corners, which may be inherent. The work is ready to hang. Framed under museum glass.

Literature:

Martha Zamora, Frida: El pincel de la angustia, Mexico City, 1987 and 2007, n.n., p. 375, illustrated in color Helga Prignitz–Poda; Salomon Grimberg; Andrea Kettenmann; Frida Kahlo Das Gesamtwerk, Frankfurt, 1988, no. 241, pp. 216 and 280, illustrated in color Luis-Martín Lozano, ed., Frida Kahlo: The Complete Paintings, Cologne, 2021, no. 69, p. 537, discussed

Provenance:

Ruth Rivera de Coronel, Mexico City (by descent from the artist) Rafael Coronel, Cuernavaca (a gift from the above) Juan Coronel Rivera, Mexico City (a gift from the above) Fine Arts of Ancient Lands, New York Acquired from the above in 1991