Lot 148
  • 148

Guillermo Kahlo (1871-1941)

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Guillermo Kahlo
  • Portrait of Frida Kahlo
  • dated in the negative Oct. 16/1932 lower left
  • gelatin silver print
  • 6 by 4 1/4 in.
  • 15.2 by 10.8 cm

Provenance

Guillermo Kahlo, Mexico City
Cristina Kahlo, Mexico City
Howard Karno Books, Los Angeles
Irma and Rober Bijou, Berkeley

Literature

Museo Frida Kahlo, Casa Azul, Pablo Ortiz Monasteria, et. al., Frida Kahlo, sus fotos, Mexico City, 2010, p. 297, illustration of another print of this work; also illustrated on the dust spine

Condition

This work has been examined under glass. It appears to be in very good condition. Only a slight wave to the paper is visible along the bottom edge.
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Catalogue Note

This portrait is accompanied by a group of 31 vintage family photographs from the Collection of Cristina Kahlo.