[Kahlo, Frida]

4 5/8 x 3 1/8 in; 115 x 80 mm. Unknown photographer, undated. Ink stamp on the back "Frida Kahlo." 

Gift from Ruth Rivera Marin to the family of the present owner, Consuelo Eckhardt Taracena.

Frida Kahlo, the unknown Frida, the woman behind the work: an unedited, private collection of letters from Frida Kahlo to Diego Rivera, and other documents. October 12-November 9, 1991, Louis Newman Galleries, Los Angeles. 

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An unpublished photo of Frida in her Coyoacan studio. 

A playful Frida winks at the camera as she swings a stick tied to her famously broken telephone, with frames in the background.