 Self-Portrait with Monkeys, by Frida Kahlo |  Two Monkeys in the Jungle, by Henri Rousseau |  Chiquito and Lolita, by Susan Adams |
There aren't many paintings of monkeys by famous artists (which is obviously a glaring omission on the part of the art world, in my opinion), but what little there is commands hefty prices at auction. Frida Kahlo's "Self-Portrait with Monkey and Parrot" sold for $3,192,500 in 2005, and one of Henri Rousseau's lesser-known jungle paintings sold for $2,882,500 in 2009. But even if I were in a position to spend $3 million on art, I'd use it to buy living rainforest for vanishing monkeys.
Back in our real world, Paul and I commissioned a portrait of Lolita and Chiquito to hang above the fireplace. Artist Susan Adams used photographs of the monkeys, and our view of the Gulf of Nicoya to the west. The baby in the upper left of the painting is Lolita as an infant...and hopefully also a portent of things to come when our spider monkeys are released into the jungle as adults. Thank you, Susan!!! www.theadamsartgallery.com
Back in our real world, Paul and I commissioned a portrait of Lolita and Chiquito to hang above the fireplace. Artist Susan Adams used photographs of the monkeys, and our view of the Gulf of Nicoya to the west. The baby in the upper left of the painting is Lolita as an infant...and hopefully also a portent of things to come when our spider monkeys are released into the jungle as adults. Thank you, Susan!!! www.theadamsartgallery.com
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