Sofía Bassi
Mexican · 1913–1998 · Painter
Sofía Bassi was a Mexican painter and writer noted for her surrealist work as well as her personal life, which included five years in prison for murder. She maintained an… (Wikipedia)
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Muñeca reinaMorton Subastas · MX$800,000≈ $46,136≈ £34,361≈ €39,622Sign up to see
El que todo lo veMorton Subastas · MX$450,000≈ $23,193≈ £17,222≈ €20,559Sign up to see
TorbellinoMorton Subastas · MX$400,000≈ $22,748≈ £17,207≈ €20,012Sign up to see
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Sofía Bassi was a Mexican painter and writer noted for her surrealist work as well as her personal life, which included five years in prison for murder. She maintained an active career despite incarceration, painting her first mural in prison in Acapulco, with the assistance of Alberto Gironella, José Luis Cuevas, Rafael Coronel and Francisco Corzas. This mural can now be found at the municipal building of the city.
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