Frida Kahlo. Techniques archéologiques 1: From the earliest times

1: From the earliest times to the fall of the Tang Dynasty (907 AD)

the destruction of writing

his critical acuity and his delightful irony

this poem that is believed to be the last of its kind and which is the first of a new art”: this dedication speaks of the major importance that Blaise Cendrars accorded to this long poem published by Éditions de la Sirène in 1918

and economic recognition and equality heard and seen

Frida Kahlo. Techniques archéologiques 1: From the earliest timesFrida Kahlo's (1907 1954) oeuvre is sparse. It consists of only 143 paintings, generally small in size, two thirds of which are self portraits. This striking narcissism is closely linked to her biography, her country and her time, and her completely eccentric natural gifts. It is not surprising that the great "enigmas" of the 16th century, Hieronymus Bosch and Bruegel the Elder, are among her favorite painters: Frida Kahlo never shows her wounds