Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Pablo Picasso and Frida Kahlo

 


Pablo Picasso needed no introduction when he came across Frida Kahlo, the artist invited by André Bretón to present her magical realism in a Paris gallery in 1939. The admiration was reciprocal, and the connection was immediate - and forever - between two of the artists. most influential of the 20th century, authors of their own, unmistakable and universally recognizable style.

After expressing his admiration for Frida Kahlo's paintings, Pablo Picasso summarized his perception of the Mexican artist's unique style in one sentence, in the form of a recommendation to a friend:
«I recommend her to you, an enthusiastic admirer of her work, acidic and tender, hard as steel and delicate and fine as a butterfly wing, adorable as a beautiful smile and deep and cruel as the bitterness of life.»
The artist from Malaga gave the Mexican painter some earrings in the shape of hands that she herself captured in one of her self-portraits, making them an iconic element.
Frida with the earrings that Picasso gave her, Photo by Nickolas Muray. 1939

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