The vibrantly colorful paintings, mostly self-portraits of Frida Kahlo, legendary female figure-head of new Mexican art, are a mesmerizing, unsparingly honest testimony to a dramatic life in a tormented body, an amazing will to survive, and an outstanding artistic talent, as expressive and fascinating as her personality. German edition. Schirmer/Mosel. German reprint on the occasion of the 100th birthday. 272 pages, 294 illustrations including 77 colour plates Size: 24 x 27 cm, hardcover.