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Editioned Frida Kahlo The Breton Portrait Nickolas Muray

Creator: Nickolas Muray -Frida Kahlo
Offered by: Tishu

Description
Title: "Frida Kahlo The Breton Portrait" (Andre Breton requested Nickolas Muray to print this portrait for him)
Artist: Nickolas Muray (Hungarian 1892-1965)
Year of Creation: 1939
Medium: Archive Carbon Pigment print by Tod Gangler
Edition number: 7/30 (plus 5 Artist Proofs)
Signed and inscribed on verso by Nickolas Muray Photo Archives (as shown).
Sheet Size: 18" x 22"
Image Size: 12" 14"
Newly framed in a beveled black wood frame under museum quality glass. 22"x 24.5" x 1.5".

Description (Courtesy of Nickolas Muray Photo Archives):
“Soon after carbon printing was invented in France in the 1850’s, photographers began to experiment with other pigments beside carbon black. Using artist’s pigments Adolphe Braun and others made beautiful photographs with pictorial effects usually seen only in painting.

Inspired by this tradition, this print is made with silver, graphite, carbon black, mica and a beautiful violet, brown pigment. These pigments combine in thick layers to show Frida as if in three dimensions. The mica, graphite and silver commingle to render the long-ago atmosphere of Nickolas Muray’s studio in shimmering light. Frida’s eyes, which once gazed back at Nick, now look out at us, with beauty, with love.” – Description by Tod Gangler. Courtesy of Nickolas Muray Photo Archives

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States
Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	paper
Condition:	Good. Fine print with full inscription verso as shown. A small faint scratch in the background to the left of the figure under the rake light.
Creation Date:	1939
Styles / Movements:	Modernism, Black & White
Incollect Reference #:	787773

Dimensions

W.	22 in;	H.	24.5 in;	D.	1.5 in;
W.	55.88 cm;	H.	62.23 cm;	D.	3.81 cm;

Message from Seller:

Tishu, based in Atlanta, GA, offers a diverse collection ranging from Neolithic art to 20th-century collectibles, with a focus on Mid-century design, Japanese and Korean art, Asian textiles, and Contemporary Aboriginal art. Driven by a passion for timeless beauty, the gallery is open by appointment only and offers works that span 5,000 years of history. Reach them at 305-400-0561 or tishu@tishugallery.com.