The Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera Exhibition in Padua

February 14th | June 4th 2023

La collezione gelman

Cultural Centre
Altinate | San Gaetano PADOVA

Frida Kahlo - Diego on My Mind (Self-portrait as Tehuana), 1943 Oil on canvas, 76 x 61 cm The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art and the Vergel Foundation © by SIAE 2023

Martin Munkacsi - Frida and Diego, 1934 Gelatin silver print, 35.6 x 27.9 cm
The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art and the Vergel Foundation

There have been two great accidents in my life. One was the trolley, and the other was Diego. Diego was by far the worst.

- Frida Kahlo -

Two different worlds, two universal artists

“Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. The Gelman Collection” narrates the incredible story of one of the most famous couples within the art world. A tormented and passionate relationship retraced through the most iconic works from the most important collection of Mexican art in the world.

Frida Kahlo, The Bride who Becomes Frightened when she Sees Life Opened, 1943, Oil on canvas, n 63 x 81.5 cm, The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art and the Vergel Foundation © Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust Mexico, D.F. / By SIAE 2023

Frida Kahlo, Masks (Carma I), 1946 , Sepia ink on paper, 21.6 x 27 cm , Private Collection © Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust Mexico, D.F. / By SIAE 2023

Diego Rivera, Landscape with Cacti, 1931, Oil on canvas, 125.5 x 150 cm , The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art and the Vergel Foundation © Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust Mexico, D.F. / By SIAE 2023

Diego Rivera, Calla Lily Vendor, 1943, Oil on canvas, 150 x 120 cm, The Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection of 20th Century Mexican Art and the Vergel Foundation © Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust Mexico, D.F. / By SIAE 2023