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Since 2004, the Frida Kahlo Corporation competes in international courts, between the heir to the painting and a Panamanian association.
The artistic work of Frida Kahlo is under the protection of the National Bank of Mexico.
According to the expertise carried out by experts in Spain, the violin could be an unpublished work by the Mexican painter.
Art plays a primary role in the way in which society represents its time and space, which is why it is considered a legacy, representative of a specific social, political and economic context, which, even with the passage of time, can come as a surprise, such is the case of an unpublished work by the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, who could break a posthumous record in the world of auctionsafter unveiling a violin, painted as a gift for the Russian politician and revolutionary Leon trosky.
Today, the image of Frida Kahlo figure as one of the most representative characters of the national culture; however, her legacy and the power of her name have been seen in various setbacks and lawsuits, since the only heir, the Mexican painter, disputes the name of Frida Kahlo Corporation with a Panamanian company, to finally determine in 2021, a Mexican judge finally lifted the measures against Frida Kahlo Corporation because the court declared itself “incompetent”, although the process is still active in the courts of Spain and Panama.
Along with Gabriel Orozco, David Alfaro Siqueiros, José María Velasco, among others, Frida Kahlo is considered one of the best Mexican painters, who have become an artistic reference worldwide, for which her unpublished work “a hand-painted polychrome violin”which was a gift for the Russian revolutionary, who was exiled in Mexico with his wife in 1937, would be auctioned recently.
Frida Kahlo could break auction record after painted violin put up for sale
According to what was indicated by the expert opinion, carried out in Spain, the violin could be an unpublished work by the painter, which could exceed an auction value of just over 50 million euros, within the next auctions, this due that Frida Kahlo, She is considered one of the most sought-after Latin American artists in the world and an iconic figure of the 20th century. who during his life, painted at least 143 works of which 55 are self-portraits.
It is worth mentioning that so far the piece entitled “Diego and I” (1949)is considered the most valuable work of the artist, since it has a value that exceeds 34 million euros, so if the new work were to be auctionedin the expected figure, could break the sales record, of the artist, and to be placed among the most expensive works in the world of art.
“Piochitas: a man without a country is like an old violin without strings, I hope that very soon he will recover his country and his home, his ideal and his struggle and once again be the director of world history. Sincerely, Frida Kahlo”, he wrote on the instrument. pic.twitter.com/Dy3b9IVcDQ
– M. Paula Zacharías 💚 (@pzacharias) October 26, 2022
It is worth mentioning that so far the piece entitled “Diego and I” (1949)is considered the most valuable work of the artist, since it has a value that exceeds 34 million dollars, so if the new work were to be auctioned, at the expected figure, could break the artist’s sales record, and be placed within the most expensive works in the art world.
Since in 2021 auction house Sotheby’s of New York, sold the small-format self-portrait “Diego and I” (1949) at 34,883,000 million dollars, marking a new Latin American record, a picture that was acquired by Eduardo Costantin.
Similarly, it should be noted that the expert opinion of the violin was carried out by the Gallego and Sánchez Rollón law firm, which coordinated the team of experts and technician Guillermo Pastor Vázquez, president of the Association of Calligraphic Experts of Spain.
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