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Lucienne Bloch
Frida at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel by Lucienne Bloch, 1931, Gelatin Silver Print

1931

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Frida at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel by Lucienne Bloch is a black and white portrait of Mexican Surrealist painter Frida Kahlo sitting in a chair under her self portrait hanging on the wall. Image size: 11.63 x 8 in. Mount size: 20 x 16 in. Gelatin Silver Print Print date: 1998 Signed on print recto by artist in pen Signature label on mount verso with title, date, artist name and copyright “I went to see Frida at her hotel, Barbizon Plaza, which she can’t stand since the elevator boys snub her because they can see she is no rich person. The other day she called one of them a ‘son of a bitch’. It’s refreshing to finally be around someone who will speak their mind and not give a damn about the consequences!” - From the Lucienne Bloch's Diaries Lucienne Bloch was a prolific artist. Born in Switzerland, she soon moved with her family to American in mist of the growing tensions of war and anti-Semitism. At the young age of 15 years old, she attended The Cleveland Institute of Art and later in life enrolled in the Ecole National et Superier des Beaux Arts in Paris. Exceeding in her artistic endeavors, she worked for a number of established artist such as sculptor, Anotine Boudelle, and architecture Frank Lloyd Wright. However, it was her encounter with Mexican Muralist, Diego Rivera, and painter Frida Kahlo that solidified Bloch artistic style. Bloch became a closed friend of the couple, as well as, the chief photographer of the Rockefeller Center mural Diego Rivera was working on in New York before it was destroyed. In addition to her photographs, Bloch was a Fresco muralist for the Federal Arts Project of the Works Progress Administration from 1934-1939. She continued to teach and work until her death in 1999.
  • Creator:
    Lucienne Bloch (1909, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1931
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 11.63 in (29.55 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 0.01 in (0.26 mm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Denton, TX
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 139721stDibs: LU21514524852

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