Appearances Can Be Deceiving

Frida Kahlo 1934

Museo Frida Kahlo
Mexico, Mexico

This drawing was unknown until 2007, as it was kept in one of the bathrooms of the Blue House with thousands of documents, photographs and artworks, following Diego Rivera desire after he died. Frida portraited herself naked, with her broken column under an elegant transparent dress. Her left leg is covered with butterflies, reminding the quote "What do I want feet if I have wings to fly".

Details

Title: Appearances Can Be Deceiving
Creator Lifespan: July 6, 1907 - July 13, 1954
Creator Nationality: Mexican
Creator Gender: Female
Creator Death Place: Mexico City, Mexico
Creator Birth Place: Mexico City, Mexico
Date: 1934
provenance source: Museo Frida Kahlo
provenance extent: complete
provenance: Part of the Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera archives, called Treasures of the Blue House, which were kept in a room for 50 years, since Frida died, and opened in 2004.
painter: Frida Kahlo
medium source: Museo Frida Kahlo
medium extent: complete
description source: Museo Frida Kahlo
description extent: Complete
description: Las apariencias engañan
Physical Dimensions: w297 x h298 mm (without frame)
Type: Drawing
External Link: http://www.museofridakahlo.org.mx/
Medium: Charcoal and color pencil on paper

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