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The Accident

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The artwork captures a moment of intense trauma; a stark, almost diagrammatic rendering of a bus accident. The composition is divided, with a depiction of the wrecked bus and its surroundings occupying the upper space. Below, a figure, rendered in a striped garment, lies prone, presumably a victim. The pencil strokes, raw and unpolished, give the piece an immediate, unfiltered quality. The chaotic depiction of the accident above, juxtaposed with the solitary figure below, creates a powerful visual dichotomy. It's as though we are witnessing a scene etched into the artist's memory, a raw recollection of pain and vulnerability, conveying both the physical destruction and the emotional aftermath.

The Accident

Frida Kahlo

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1926

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5302 × 4010 px

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