Wholesale Postcard. Two Fridas. Frida Kahlo, 1939

The Two Fridas is an oil painting by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. The painting was the first large-scale work done by Kahlo and is considered one of her most notable paintings. It is a double self-portrait, depicting two versions of Kahlo seated together. One is wearing a white European-style Victorian dress while the other is wearing a traditional Tehuana dress. Kahlo painted The Two Fridas in 1939, the same year she divorced artist Diego Rivera. Some art historians have suggested that the two figures in the painting are a representation of Frida's dual heritage. Her father was German; while her mother, was Mexican. Another interpretation is that the Tehuana Frida is the one who was adored by her husband Diego Rivera, while the European Frida is the one that was rejected by him. In Frida's own recollection, the image is of a memory of a childhood imaginary friend. High quality art postcard, published by Tushita in Germany.