Portrait
of
Alicia
Galant
1927
When Frida first began painting, she painted portraits, mostly of close friends and members of her immediate family. This highly stylized portrait of her friend Alicia Galant is painted in the style of a 16th century Italian Renaissance portrait, similar to the style use by Bronzino and Botticelli, two artists that Frida greatly admired. The aristocratic pose seen in this portrait, and others of the time, was probably inspired by Bronzino's painting "Eleonora di Toledo". The dark gloomy background in this painting shows signs of the Art Nouveau style that was popular at the time.
Oil
on canvas
42" x 36 ½"
Dolores Olmedo Patiño Museum
Mexico City, Mexico
Óleo sobre lienzo
107 x 93cm.
Museo Dolores Olmedo Patiño
Ciudad de México, México
Retrato de
Alicia Galant
1927
Cuando Frida empezó
a pintar, pintó retratos, especialmente de sus amigos y miembros
de su familia. Este retrato, altamente estilizado de su amiga Alicia Galant,
está pintado en el estilo de un retrato renacentista del siglo
XVI, similar al estilo usado por Bronzino y Boticelli, dos artistas que
Frida admiraba grandemente. La pose aristocrática en este retrato
y otros del mismo período fueron posiblemente inspirados por el
cuadro de Bronzino "Eleonora di Toledo". El fondo oscuro
en este retrato muestra signos del estilo Art Nouveau que era popular
cuando Frida pintó el cuadro.