The work of Frida Kahlo, "the Wounded table", missing in 1955 may have been detected in Spain
ARTinvestment.RU   17 июня 2020

About the discovery and the likelihood of selling the work at auction, said art-дилер Cristian Lopez Marquez, however, experts doubt authenticity of the found pattern

15 June 2020 in the Spanish press reported the sensational news about the discovery one of the main works in the works of Frida Kahlo — painting "the Wounded table" (1940), who disappeared in 1955 in Warsaw. Painting is the most ambitious in the work of the artist (a 1.2 × 2.4 m) and values in the work of Kahlo can be compared only with the famous double self-portrait "the Two fridas", written in 1939. No wonder art-среде "the Wounded table" is often called "the Holy Grail" for specialists on the works of Frida Kahlo.

In 1947, Kahlo gave this work to the Soviet Union, however, the gift was considered an example of "bourgeois, decadent and formalistic" art and in the permanent exhibition a-либо Museum it was not included, remaining deposited in the all-Union society for cultural relations with foreign countries in Moscow. In 1954, work at the request of the husband of Frida Kahlo, artist Diego Rivera, was shown at the exhibition in Warsaw, where "the Wounded table" was last seen. In 1955, during transportation of the paintings to Moscow, it vanished. Since then, the job search continued.

And here, in the pages of the Spanish newspaper La Voz de Galicia ("the Voice of Galicia") art-дилер Cristian Lopez Marquez stated not only on the unexpected discovery of the painting, but also about the willingness to sell it at auction. In his opinion, the price may reach €40-50 million If the authenticity of the work confirmed, this assessment is quite justified. However, the more detail POPs up in this story, the more it matters.

published an interview with Marquez, he controls the fate of many masterpieces (including paintings by Raphael and Rembrandt), but has not yet sold any, so art-рынок doesn't know his name. He also said that the painting "the Wounded table", despite all the descriptions not written on the Board and on canvas. At least at his disposal is exactly that work. As for the provenance and condition of painting, he recognizes that near-perfect condition may raise questions, but also argues that the subframe pattern is preserved (though worse than the colorful surface) exhibition labels from all of the three exhibitions, which from 1940 to 1955 managed to get the picture. Marquez said about his ability to confirm that since the disappearance of 65 years, the picture has changed only three owners, whose names are known to him. As she got to the first of them, Marquez did not specify.

Now the picture is in storage in London and Marquez is busy with the selection of a suitable pool of potential buyers (European collectors with a good reputation), worthy to compete for ownership of the work. The question of whether Marquez commented that: "Today 95% of the works offered for sale in the world are fake, but this — original painting, which was examined by the experts... the Only one who can provide correct information on work — is the owner and a trusted dealer, that is me, and I can say that I have work available for sale".

Experts on the works of Frida Kahlo in search many years skeptical news about the discovery of the picture. The Director of the Frida Kahlo Museum "the Blue house" Hilda Trujillo stated the Mexican newspaper Milenio that "the story presented by the dealer to the Spanish edition, very strange. Confirm the authenticity of the work are only approximately 12 employees worldwide, among them Helga Prignitz-Пода, Juan Coronel Rivera and James Oles".

note that this is not the first attempted sale of missing paintings. Exactly a year ago, in June 2019, the authorities in the Mexican city of Morelos stopped attempt of export of work expected Kahlo from the country. Then, according to messages the media, the representative of the Mexican authorities, Jose de Jesus Gieser Logroño appealed to the Prosecutor with a request to verify the legality of the transaction, after the private person has tried notarized contract-продажи picture. The man then tried to arrange these documents, he was arrested, and the deal is off. According to the data, specified in the agreement, the painting was found in storage in London and were to be sold for $20 million to a collector in Acapulco.

it is clear that even if the authenticity of "the Wounded table" and will be proven the owner first have to prove the legitimacy of his possession and the right to export work out of the country and further sale.

the Material was prepared by Maria Kuznetsova, AI

Sources: milenio.com, lavozdegalicia.es