{"product_id":"frida-kahlo-self-portrait-dedicated-to-dr-eloesser-tote-bag","title":"Tote Bag - Self-portrait dedicated to Dr Eloesser - Frida Kahlo","description":"\u003cp\u003eTake a piece of Frida Kahlo's history and talent with you with this colorful tote bag that's sure to turn heads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrida Kahlo\u003cbr\u003eSelf-portrait dedicated to Dr Eloesser\u003cbr\u003e1940\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e15\" x 17.5\"\u003cbr\u003e38 cm x 44 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterial: Canvas\u003cbr\u003eCare instruction: Washable. Dry flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Self-Portrait, Dedicated to Dr. Eloesser\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePainted in 1940, Frida Kahlo’s Self-Portrait Dedicated to Dr. Eloesser has its origins in a friendship born of illness: between 1930 and 1931, while living in San Francisco, the artist was treated by Dr. Leo Eloesser, a renowned physician who cared for her as she dealt with the persistent physical complications resulting from the terrible bus accident she had suffered as a young woman. What began as a medical relationship evolved into a lasting and deep friendship, and it was as a token of gratitude to her “doctorcito” that Kahlo presented him with this portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepicting herself standing, with a direct and confident gaze, dressed in a purple huipil adorned with pre-Hispanic motifs, she thus affirms her attachment to her Mexican roots and indigenous symbolism. Behind her, a cloudy sky and a bare background suggest that while the storm of her physical suffering seems to have subsided, the wounds themselves remain present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Frida Kahlo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrida Kahlo’s life story is almost as popular as her art. Born in 1907, Frida Kahlo was a self-taught Mexican painter best known for starkly depicting her chronic physical and emotional pain through her art. Of her 143 paintings, 55 are self-portraits. Kahlo said, “I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.” Although she rejected the label, she is often identified as a Surrealist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frida Kahlo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50571018698822,"sku":"TIADBAGFRIDA","price":22.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1802\/5767\/files\/TIADBAGFRIDA_01.jpg?v=1791295570","url":"https:\/\/www.todayisartday.com\/fr-ca\/products\/frida-kahlo-self-portrait-dedicated-to-dr-eloesser-tote-bag","provider":"Today is Art Day","version":"1.0","type":"link"}