Cristina Kahlo

Cristina Kahlo
portrait by Frida Kahlo
Born
Cristina Kahlo y Calderón

(1908-06-07)7 June 1908
Died8 February 1964(1964-02-08) (aged 55)
Coyoacán, Mexico City, Mexico
Resting placePanteón Inglés, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, Mexico
Other namesChristina Kahlo Pinedo
SpouseAntonio Pineda
Children2
Parents
RelativesFrida Kahlo (sister)

Cristina Kahlo y Calderón (7 June 1908 – 8 February 1964) was the sister of artist Frida Kahlo.[1] Frida painted a portrait of Cristina, titled Portrait of Cristina, My Sister, and Diego Rivera, Frida's husband, also portrayed Cristina Kahlo in his work. Cristina, with whom Rivera had an affair, was painted by Rivera in the nude.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Morrison, John (2003). Frida Kahlo. Kahlo, Frida. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers. ISBN 9781438106786. OCLC 228430205.
  2. ^ Collins, Amy Fine (4 September 2013). "Frida Kahlo's Diary: A Glimpse Inside Her Tortured, Scribble-Happy World". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2020-12-22.