Diego and I
1949 · Oil on canvas on Masonite · 22 × 30 cm
The Wounded Deer
1946 · Oil on Masonite · 30 × 22 cm
The Broken Column
1944 · Oil on Masonite · 31 × 39 cm
Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird
1940 · Oil on canvas on Masonite · 47 × 61 cm
The Two Fridas
1939 · Oil on canvas · 174 × 173 cm
Frida Kahlo (1907–1954) was a Mexican painter celebrated for her intensely personal self-portraits that explored themes of identity, pain, post-colonialism, and the human body. She is one of the most recognized artists of the 20th century and a cultural icon of Mexico.
Her most famous works include The Two Fridas (1939), Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (1940), The Broken Column (1944), and The Wounded Deer (1946). The majority of her approximately 200 paintings are self-portraits.
Although André Breton claimed her as a Surrealist, Kahlo herself rejected the label, famously stating: 'They thought I was a Surrealist, but I wasn't. I never painted dreams. I painted my own reality.' Her work blends elements of Surrealism, Mexican folk art, and magical realism.
Frida Kahlo died on July 13, 1954, at the age of 47. The official cause of death was pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lungs), though no autopsy was performed.
In 1925, at age 18, Kahlo suffered a near-fatal bus accident that fractured her spinal column, collarbone, ribs, and pelvis. A steel handrail pierced her abdomen. The accident left her in chronic pain for the rest of her life and profoundly influenced her art.
This page features public domain works by Frida Kahlo and is not managed by the artist.
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