The Two Fridas (Las dos Fridas) 1939

oil on canvas
173.5 x 173 cm Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City

Credit:: All rights reserved. Exhibited on USEUM with the permission of the rights owner.
More:: http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/kahlos-the-two-fridas-las-dos-fridas-1939.html

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EGKConservator (55)
9 years ago
Detail of The Two Fridas, with hand holding a portrait of young Diego.
EGKConservator (55)
9 years ago
The two Fridas clasp hands tightly. This bond is echoed by the vein that unites them. Where one is weakened by an exposed heart, the other is strong; where one still pines for her lost love (as underscored by the vein feeding Rivera’s miniature portrait), the other clamps down on that figurative and literal tie with a hemostat.

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