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[Kahlo, Frida]
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description
- [Kahlo, Frida]
- Photograph of Frida Kahlo, Natasha Gelman and (probably) Octavio Bustamante, circa 1945
- paper
Original postcard photograph (5 3/8 x 3 1/2 in; 137 x 97 mm).
Provenance
Gift from Ruth Rivera Marin to the family of the present owner, Consuelo Eckhardt Taracena.
Literature
Frida Kahlo, the unknown Frida, the woman behind the work: an unedited, private collection of letters from Frida Kahlo to Diego Rivera, and other documents. October 12-November 9, 1991, Louis Newman Galleries, Los Angeles.
Condition
clean
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Collector Natasha Gelman was a sponsor of both Rivera and Kahlo's (Rivera painted her in 1943). Gelman founded the museum "Muro" in Cuernavaca and donated her collection of European paintings to the Metropolitan Museum of Art upon her death in 1998. The author Octavio Bustamante was a friend of the couple and appears next to Kahlo on the mural "Sueño de una tarde dominical en la alameda central."