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	FRIDA KAHLO & DIEGO RIVERA IN PHOTOGRAPHY PORTRAITS OF A LEGENDARY COUPLE


		Hector García Diego Rivera in his studio, 1940 Gelatin silver print Signed on verso with pencil

		Bernard Silberstein Frida Kahlo Painting 'The Wounded Table', 1940 Gelatin silver print, printed later Signed

		Emmy Lou Packard Diego Rivera sitting on the pyramid he had built in Indiangarden, Coyoacan, Mexico, 1941 Vintage gelatin silver print

		Bernard Silberstein Portrait of Frida Kahlo(Used for the cover of American Way) c. 1940 Sepia toned gelatin silver print, printed laterSigned in pen on print recto

		Bernard Silberstein Portrait of Diego Rivera, 1940 Sepia toned gelatin silver print, printed later Signed on verso

		Bernard Silberstein Frida with flowers in her Hair,1940 Gelatin silver print, printed later Signed on verso in pencil

		Leo Matiz Frida Kahlo in Coyoacan, 1946 Gelatin silver print, estate print Estate dry seal recto

		Lucienne Bloch Frida biting her necklace, 1933, printed 1997 Gelatin silver print Signed on print recto

		Hector García Portrait of Frida, 1940's Vintage gelatin silver print Signed

		Gisele Freund Frida Kahlo in the Garden Casa Azul, Coyoacan, 1951 Vintage gelatin silver print Signed on verso

		Lucienne Bloch Frida with doily on her head, 1935 Gelatin silver print, printed 1998 Signed in pen recto

		Fritz Henle Frida Kahlo in Front of Her Studio in Coyoacan, Mexico, 1943 Gelatin silver print, printed1992 Signed recto

		Fritz Bach Leon Trotsky and Diego Rivera, Mexico, 1937 Vintage gelatin silver print Provenance: collection of André Breton

		Florence Arquin Frida Kahlo, 1941 Gelatin silver print, printed later Edition 4/25

		Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo and Emmy Lou Packard in Coyoacan, 1941 Platinum / Palladium print, printed later Signed by Lou Packard on original mat's verso

		Emmy Lou Packard Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera at home, Coyoacan, Mexico, 1941 Platinum/Palladium print, printed later by Don Beatty Signed recto

		Nickolas Muray Group portrait of Frida, Diego, Nick, Emmy Lou Packard,and Iona Robinson, c. 1941 Vintage gelatin silver print

		Enrique Diaz Tina Modotti and Diego Rivera, Mexico City, January 16, 1929, Re-enactment of Julio Antonio Mella's murder, Vintage gelatin silver print

		Juan Guzman Frida with two birds, ca. 1940s Gelatin silver print, printed later

		Lola Alvarez Bravo Seated Frida in hospital room with photographs, 1940'sGelatin silver print, printed later Signed verso

		Leo Matiz Frida Kahlo en la Casa Azul Coyoacan, Mexico, 1944 Selenium toned gelatin silver print, printed 2001, estate print Stamped on verso, dry seal recto Edition 3/25

		Antonio Kahlo Frida Kahlo with Juan O'Gorman, Coyoacan, Mexico, 1947 Gelatin silver print, printed later

		Leo Matiz Frida Kahlo Coyoacan, Mexico, 1944 Platinum print, estate print Stamped recto

		Hector García Portrait of Frida, 1940's Gelatin silver print, printed later

		Imogen Cunningham Frida Kahlo (whole view), ca. 1930s Gelatin silver print, printed 1970s

		Nickolas Muray Frida Icon, c. 1930 Platinum print, Estate print Edition 8/30 plus 5 artist proofs

		Lucienne Bloch Frida at the Barbizon Hotel, 1931 Gelatin silver print, printed 1998 Signed on recto in pen

		Lola Alvarez Bravo Frida Kahlo, ca. 1944 - 1945 Gelatin silver print, printed later Initials on print verso

		Carl van Vechten Frida Kahlo, 1932 Vintage gelatin silver print Photographer stamp verso

		Hector García Frida Kahlo lying on bed, c. 1954 Vintage gelatin silver print Signed on recto

		Leo Matiz Frida and land man, 1940 Gelatin silver print, printed later Photographer stamp, signed verso

		ArteF Fine Art Photography Gallery begins the new year with an exhibition dedicated to one of the most famous artist couples of the 20th century: Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera - the dove and the elephant, as they were also named in allusion to their dissimilar appearances. Friends and contemporaries like Florence Arquin, Fritz Bach, Lucienne Bloch, Lola Alvarez Bravo, Imogen Cunningham, Enrique Diaz, Gisele Freund, Héctor García, Juan Guzman, Fritz Henle, Antonio Kahlo, Loomis Dean, Leo Matiz, Tina Modotti, Nickolas Muray, Emmy Lou Packard, Diego Rivera, Bernard Silberstein and Carl Van Vechten document the 25 years of the shared life and work of this extraordinary pair. For the first time in a public exhibition, ArteF presents an extremely rare vintage print of Trotsky and Diego Rivera. They were photographed by Fritz Bach, a Swiss communist, who in 1937 met Leo Trotsky and Diego Rivera in person in Mexico. This photographic rarity comes from the personal collection of the artist André Breton. Frida Kahlo (1907 - 1954) is now the most famous painter from Mexico, if not the whole of Latin America. Her paintings were officially pronounced by the Mexican government as "national cultural property". Her eventful life has undoubtedly contributed to her legend: her illness (polio and a tragic bus accident, the effects from which she suffered her entire life), her marriage to Diego Rivera, her revolutionary enthusiasm and a passionate nationalism. She put up her hair in the style of indigenous women, preferred traditional clothes and wore native home-made jewellery. Frida Kahlo therefore earned a reputation as an artist as the "Painter of Pain". In her paintings and self-portraits she chose her own life as the central theme - her chronic illness, but also her marriage problems. During her lifetime, Frida stood in the shadow of her husband in terms of her art. Today she is far more popular than him. Diego Rivera (1886-1957) was the most famous painter in Mexico during his lifetime. He achieved world fame through his unmistakeable murals - wall paintings with political motifs -, which he created from 1922 mainly in Mexico and the United States. Until his death Rivera was a dedicated communist and made a major contribution by acquiring a Mexican visa and accommodation for Leo Trotsky. In 1938, he worked with Trotsky and André Breton on the 'Manifesto for an Independent Revolutionary Art'. Towards the end of his life Rivera returned to canvas painting. In many of his paintings from this time he drew on the results of political and personal disappointments and misfortunes, including his eventful relationship with Frida Kahlo.