{"product_id":"kahlo-isbn-9783791394398","title":"Kahlo:The Bigger Picture","description":"\u003cb\u003eSaturated with color and brimming with insight into Frida Kahlo’s œuvre, this sumptuous book presents her art in all its intensity, detail, and visual power, with six magnificent fold-outs interspersed throughout the book.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFew artists have fused life and art as completely as Frida Kahlo, whose paintings transform personal experience into images of extraordinary force. Bringing together approximately ninety works, this book traces the full arc of her career—from early self-portraits to paintings shaped by love, politics, physical suffering, and fierce independence.\u003cbr\u003eThe often full-page or double-page reproductions and details of the works encourage close looking, allowing readers to move between Kahlo’s commanding compositions and the quieter details that carry emotional and symbolic weight.\u003cbr\u003eInterspersed throughout the volume are six large-format fold-outs devoted to landmark paintings, including \u003ci\u003eSelf-Portrait (in a Velvet Dress)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSelf-Portrait (on the Borderline between Mexico and the United States)\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bride Frightened at Seeing Life Opened\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSelf-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSelf-Portrait (Diego on My Mind), \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Self-Portrait (Dedicated to Doctor Eloesser)\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eReproduced at an expanded scale, these fold-outs reward sustained attention to brushwork, surface, and detailed iconography. The accompanying texts integrate biography with visual analysis, clarifying how Kahlo’s art absorbed the realities of her body, her relationships, and her political beliefs. Featuring a cloth binding and sprayed edges drawn from Kahlo’s imagery, this is a book designed to be lingered over—an absorbing object for devoted admirers and a striking addition to any art library. | \u003cb\u003eINES BOITTIAUX \u003c\/b\u003eis a journalist specializing in art books. She is editor in chief at \u003ci\u003eBeaux Arts Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Prestel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48759472160997,"sku":"NP9783791394398","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9783791394398.jpg?v=1775598684","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/kahlo-isbn-9783791394398","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}