KAHLO FRIDA (1907-1954) - P.S. “Frida Kahlo” partly autographed, Mexico [...]

KAHLO FRIDA (1907-1954)P.S. “Frida Kahlo” partly autographed, Mexico 19December 1941.1 page in-4, form printed with “Foreign Service ofthe United States of America” letterhead, “original”stamp at the top of the form, ink stamp of the U.S.Embassy in Mexico City and tax stamp at the bottomof the page.Written in English.Declaration of shipment to the United States of oneof his works entitled “Still Life”, countersigned byMarc L. Severe, Vice-Consul of the United States inMexico.Frida Kahlo certifi es that she is the author of one oilpainting, “Still Life”, size 65 centimeters (diameter)- that the said painting is an original - price $300 -carried by Miss Paulette GODDARD by plane, postof entry: Brownsville (Texas).Then designated as a “Still Life “, this declarationconcerns her circular painting “The Basket ofFlowers” (Still Life with Hummingbird), which shepainted in 1941 for the American actress PauletteGODDARD (1910-1990).Frida Kahlo had just remarried Diego Rivera (aftertheir divorce in 1938). In 1941, she met Paulette,Diego’s mistress for a time, and they became friends.This painting symbolizes their relationship.In offering the painting to Paulette, Frida explains: “The hummingbird represents the free but fragileFrida, the blue butterfl y is a refl ection of the beauty ofthe actress and the bumblebee is Diego.”Prix de départ : 3500