Begun in Europe, Surrealism soon crossed the Atlantic and took on a new life in Latin America.
c. 1925 - 1950
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Frida Kahlo, Frieda and Diego Rivera
Diego is sturdy, solid, unmoving. Frida looks out, quizzically, and with her hand on his, seems to be breaking free.
Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas (Las dos Fridas)
In her double self-portrait, Kahlo wears both European garb and the indigenous clothing she grew to prefer.
