Frida Kahlo: Autorretrato con changuito (Self-Portrait with Small Monkey), 1945
© Collection Museo Dolores Olmedo
Xochimilco, México
|
Frida Kahlo y su mundo
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS • Palais des beaux-arts • Ongoing
|
 |
The ultimate Mexican (self-)portrait, Frida Kahlo’s disconcerting gaze stares out from the Museo Olmedo collection, the world’s largest (private) collection of her work. 19 paintings, an etching, six drawings, and a number of photographs bear witness to her contribution to the symbolist and surrealist movements. And to her life, a hard one from the outset. A tragic bus accident at just 17 led to a series of operations throughout her life. Several miscarriages and a turbulent married life with Diego Rivera, the great painter of the Revolution, contributed to the power of her works.
Palais des Beaux-Arts Website
|
| Contact: |
Palais des Beaux-Arts
Rue Ravenstein 23
1000 Bruxelles
Tel: (32) 02 507 82 00
|
|
TRAVEL CALENDAR
