Complaint charges books showed fake Frida Kahlo worksExecutors of the work of Frida Kahlo Frida Kahlo[1](July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954) was a Mexican painter, who has achieved great international popularity. She painted using vibrant colors in a style that was influenced by indigenous cultures of Mexico as well as European influences that include have filed a criminal complaint charging that many personal notes, drawings and illustrated letters of the celebrated Mexican artist published in two recent books are fake. A committee of 15 art experts "have concluded that a great majority are not by the artist's hand," said Jose Luis Perez Arredondo, of the Central Bank of Mexico The Bank of Mexico (Spanish: Banco de México), abbreviated BdeM or Banxico, is Mexico's central bank and lender of last resort. Banco de México is autonomous in exercising its functions. , the executor executor n. the person appointed to administer the estate of a person who has died leaving a will which nominates that person. Unless there is a valid objection, the judge will appoint the person named in the will to be executor. of the artists work. Kahlo, who died at age 47 in 1954, was declared an "artistic monument" in 1984, and so her works are protected under Mexican law. The complaint, while not singling out any individual, is directed at the documents and works reproduced in "Finding Frida Kahlo" and "The Laberinth of Frida Kahlo: death, pain and ambivalence ambivalence (ămbĭv`ələns), coexistence of two opposing drives, desires, feelings, or emotions toward the same person, object, or goal. The ambivalent person may be unaware of either of the opposing wishes. ." James Ols, an American expert, said the works presented in "Finding Frida Kahlo" were fakes. "After verifying the documentation in this deluxe book published in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , we as a group of 15 people, who have all worked on exhibitions, books and articles of Frida Kahlo's works, have come to the conclusion that these documents are fake," he told the press. Sotheby's auction house has withdrawn the documents from their catalogues, "which they would not have done if they were originals," he said. An estimated 400 to 500 works falsely attributed to Frida Kahlo are in circulation around the world, a high number that reflects the high prices her works command. Her painting "Raices" (Roots) sold at auction in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of in 2006 for 5.6 million dollars, a record for a Latin American artist. 
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