Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection
The Art Gallery of New South Wales is delighted to present Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection, an exhibition exploring the lives and art of two of the most famous artists of the 20th century.
More than thirty artworks from the Gelman Collection, widely regarded as the world’s most significant private holding of Mexican modern art, are exhibited along with 49 photographs that track the artists’ lives from 1911 through to the 1950s.
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection includes some of Frida Kahlo’s most iconic works, including Diego on my mind and Self-portrait with monkeys (both 1943), as well as major examples of Diego Rivera’s canvas paintings.
Robert Littman, President of the Vergel Foundation which owns and manages the Gelman Collection said he is excited that Kahlo and Rivera’s masterpieces will visit Sydney for the first time. “Natasha and Jacques Gelman enthusiastically acquired and commissioned works by Frida Kahlo and her
