Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism

Denver Art Museum
USA, Denver
25 october 2020 - 24 january 2021

Days of exhibition


From the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection

Jacques Gelman and Natasha Zahalkaha became Mexican citizens in 1942 and built their fortunes in Mexico City as film producers. In those years, they became close friends of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera and began to collect their works (about thirty of them), as well as those of other Mexican artists such as María Izquierdo, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Rufino Tamayo, Ángel Zárraga. The exhibition presents 156 works from their collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs and films, as well as a significant selection of photographs by the artists of photographers such as Lola and Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Nickolas Muray and Patti Smith, who reconstruct the view of Mexican artists and document the importance of their style. Frida Kahlo’s style and dress, who still today influence fashion, will be presented through a selection of outfits.


Photogallery |

Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism

Artworks |

  • Self Portrait On Bed
    Frida Kahlo

  • Portrait With Red and Gold Dress
    Frida Kahlo

  • Portrait Of Natasha Gelman
    Frida Kahlo

  • Diego on my Mind
    Frida Kahlo

  • Portrait With Necklace
    Frida Kahlo

  • Self-Portrait with Braid
    Frida Kahlo

  • The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth (Mexico), Myself, Diego, and Señor Xolotl
    Frida Kahlo

  • Frida Khalo painting the The Wounded Table
    Bernard Silberstein

  • Frida with flowers in her hair
    Bernard Silberstein

  • Frida paints diego on my mind while Diego watches
    Bernard Silberstein

  • Carma
    Frida Kahlo

  • Portrait of Arcady Boitler Recto and Eyes Verso
    Frida Kahlo

Trailer |

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Extra |

Interviews, insights, curiosities, anecdotes