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shrine to Frida

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A total one-off piece, which came about because I had re-read the Frida biography by Hayden Herrera and thoughts of Frida always get stuck in my head afterwards. So I decided to paint her in wood girl form, in the style of the photograph by Nickolas Muray entitled 'Frida on a white bench'. Frida is dressed in one of her Mexican outfits - this time a black skirt and top with embroidered yellow and red detailing and a black shawl and gold jewellery - and a blue hair band with roses piled on top. The interior of the box has green 'wallpaper' covered with pink cherry blossoms and lower down a white grapevine pattern that is common on iron garden benches of a certain era.

The busy interior is contrasted with the look of a wooden building on the outside with a green painted Japanese style tiled roof. On the back of the box there is a large Frida-style roaring bear head, with a painted orange ribbon and the text '2026 shrine to Frida based on 'Frida on a white bench' by Nickolas Muray, New York, 1939'. The Frida wood girl also has a bear head painted on the bottom with roses on its head.

The box has a brass hanger on the back.

Wall box size: Approximately 30.5cm high/ 20.5cm wide/ 10cm deep.

PLEASE NOTE: This is not a toy, and is for display purposes only. It should be kept out of the reach of children under the age of 8, as the small pieces could be swallowed. Should be kept out of direct sunlight and away from water.