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Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
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"Many people know that Frida Kahlo was a Mexican artist, a feminist icon who lived in the famous Blue House and whose work includes The Two Fridas. What, perhaps, they don't know is that 55 of her 143 artworks are self-portraits; that her painting Roots holds the record for a Latin American artwork, having sold for $5.6 million in 2006; that she married her husband twice; or that she arrived for her first solo exhibition in an ambulance. This book...
Author
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
Español
Description
Publisher Marketing: What is the price of living your dreams? Pablo Simo has always wanted to build the tower of his dreams; instead he paints it. For the past 20 years he's been working the same job, married to a woman to whom his only ties are habit and a teenage daughter. The unexpected appearance of a young woman will reveal a secret conspiracy in which Simo, his boss and a coworker are implicated. The consequences of this event from the past...
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Series
Pub. Date
noviembre de 2019.
Language
Español
Description
Postrado por la enfermedad en una paradisíaca isla de la Polinesia Francesa, Paul Gauguin, el artista transgresor y rebelde que marcaría un punto de inflexión en la pintura de su tiempo, ve comparecer ante él a los fantasmas de su pasado. Entre delirios febriles, Paul evoca sus días de exitoso banquero, dotado de un proverbial instinto para los negocios; y cómo, más tarde, la pintura se convertirá para él en una pasión irrefrenable, que...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
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The fascinating Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is remembered for her self-portraits, her dramatic works featuring bold and vibrant colors. Her work brought attention to Mexican and indigenous culture and she is also renowned for her works celebrating the female form. Brown's story recounts Frida's beloved pets--two monkeys, a parrot, three dogs, two turkeys, an eagle, a black cat, and a fawn--and playfully considers how Frida embodied many wonderful...
8) Frida Kahlo
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Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
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"Cuando Frida era una adolescente, un terrible accidente de tránsito cambió su vida para siempre. Incapaz de caminar, comenzó a pintar desde su cama. Sus autorretratos, que muestran su dolor y su pena, pero también su pasión por la vida y su instinto de supervivencia, la han convertido en una de las artistas más famosas del siglo XX. Este libro conmovedor presenta ilustraciones elegantes y extravagantes y datos adicionales en la parte posterior,...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
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"El pequeño Pablo creció en un hogar artístico y después de dibujar su primera pintura a los nueve años. Su padre era profesor de arte y ayudó a desarrollar el talento de su hijo, enseñándole a usar pinturas al óleo. Primero se mudó a Barcelona y luego a Francia, donde logró un éxito significativo y se convirtió en uno de los artistas más influyentes del siglo XX. Su estilo artístico inspiró muchos movimientos en el arte, la música...
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