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Maria Izquierdo

Maria Izquierdo. Maria Izquierdo (1902-1955). Mexican surrealistic painter of the late 1920s through 1940s Izquierdo’s Background Diego Rivera worshipped Izquierdo’s work First Mexican woman to have a solo exhibit outside of Mexico

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Maria Izquierdo

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  1. Maria Izquierdo

  2. Maria Izquierdo (1902-1955) • Mexican surrealistic painter of the late 1920s through 1940s • Izquierdo’s Background • Diego Rivera worshipped Izquierdo’s work • First Mexican woman to have a solo exhibit outside of Mexico • Izquierdo’s relationship with Rufino Tamayo inspired her artwork • Izquierdo’s Legacy

  3. Sueños y Pensamientos (1947) This painting demonstrates a clear vision of herself, in a window of metaphysical dimension, holding her own decapitated head as her body, still walking, becomes lost in the distance of steps leading to a void

  4. Naturaleza Muerta (1932)

  5. Estacion Tropical (1940) In the background is a ruined building, banana plants, a boy in a sailor suit blows a trumpet. A railway line disappears in the distance

  6. Maternidad (1944) Izquierdo often used horses to comment on the Mexican nation, history and national identity Hombre Con Caballo (1932)

  7. Gato Sabio (1943)

  8. El Circo (1939) El Payaso (1945) Escena de Circo (1940) For Izquierdo the allure of the circus dates back to her childhood. San Juan de Los Lagos, Jalisco where she was born, had a famous annual festival which included a traveling circus

  9. El Mantel Rojo (1940) Here a red mantle is held by a woman with her back to us, facing the open door of a thatched house that might be a stable Calvario (1933) Calvario, features campesinos carrying out the religious rituals of death. In the image, the mourning woman has on a rebozo and is kneeling not paying attention to the horse

  10. El Idilio (1946) This is one of her least “Mexican” paintings of her collection. Bare trees frame a fountain with a statue of Venus. A coy girl and her suitor are depicted sitting on the fountain.

  11. Frida Kahlo

  12. Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) • Considered one of Mexico’s best artists of the 20th century • Kahlo’s Background • Kahlo’s relationship with Diego Rivera • Kahlo’s emotions run deep in her artwork • Deteriorating Health and Death • After her Death & Legacy

  13. Self Portrait (1926)

  14. Wedding Portrait (1931)

  15. Henry Ford Hospital (1932)

  16. My Grandparents, My Parents, and I (Family Tree), 1936

  17. The Two Fridas (1939)

  18. The Broken Column (1944)

  19. The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth (Mexico), Diego, Me and Señor Xólotl (1949)

  20. Still Life with Parrot and Fruit (1951)

  21. Viva La Vida (1954)

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