Self-Portrait with Monkey
Self-Portrait with Monkey | |
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Spanish: Autorretrato con mono | |
Artist | Frida Kahlo |
Year | 1938 |
Type | Oil on masonite |
Dimensions | 40.6 cm × 30.5 cm (16.0 in × 12.0 in) |
Location | Albright–Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York |
Self-Portrait with Monkey (Autorretrato con mono in Spanish) is an oil on masonite painting by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, commissioned in 1938 by A. Conger Goodyear, then president of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. It is one of the many self-portraits painted by Kahlo for friends and patrons during her career.[1]
The original is housed at the Albright–Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Self-Portrait with Monkey". The Life and Times of Frida Kahlo. PBS. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Self-Portrait with Monkey". Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
Categories:
- Paintings by Frida Kahlo
- 1938 paintings
- Self-portraits
- Paintings in the collection of the Albright–Knox Art Gallery
- Monkeys in art
- 20th-century painting stubs