Intimate Portraits Of Frida Kahlo Taken During Last Years Of Her Life

Never before seen pictures of the influential Mexican painter surface.

1. In 1950, photographer Gisèle Freund vacationed in Mexico

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2. While in vacationing there, she happened to meet Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera

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Freund ended up taking intimate pictures of the prominent painter over the next couple of years. Here is Frida's 1951 photograph which was shot in her garden in her home in Coyoacán, Mexico City.

3. These photos of Kahlo are the latest ones to exist

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According to The Cut, "She was very ill for the last years of her life, suffering from gangrene, and died in 1954, at age 47."

4. A new book has been published by Freund showing never-before-seen pictures of the artist

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Frida Kahlo: The Gisèle Freund Photographs can been purchased on Amazon.

5. Here's a snapshot of Kahlo's home

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This photograph, like others, was shot in 1951.

6. Another Homely Shot

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7. Kahlo in Bed

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8. Kahlo in her garden

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9. Another shot of Kahlo's home

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10. Last but not the least, another intimate shot of Frida herself

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