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Frida Kahlo Paintings. The Two Fridas. Henry Ford Hospital. Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird. The Broken Column. The Wounded Deer. Viva la Vida ...
Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is renowned for her symbolic subject matter, colorful canvases, and extensive series of self-portraits. Inspired by “whatever passes through [her] head without any other consideration,” her paintings are deeply personal.
Frida Kahlo de Rivera (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfɾiða ˈkalo]; born Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón; July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954) was a Mexican artist who painted many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico.
16 June–18 November 2018: Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The basis for the later Brooklyn Museum exhibit. 3 February–30 April 2016: Frida Kahlo: Paintings and Graphic Art From Mexican Collections at the Faberge Museum, St. Petersburg. Russia's first retrospective of Kahlo's work.
I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best." - Frida Kahlo. In her second-self portrait, "Time Flies," Kahlo uses a folk style and vibrant colors. She wears peasant clothing, and the red, white and green in the painting are the colors of the Mexican flag.
Jul 13, 2024 · Frida Kahlo, Mexican painter known for her uncompromising and brilliantly colored self-portraits that confront such themes as identity, the human body, and death. Some of her notable paintings included Frieda and Diego Rivera (1931) and The Two Fridas (1939). Read more about Kahlo’s life and career.
Oct 19, 2021 · Kahlo’s paintings are typically marked by depictions of agony, owing to her personal traumas, losses, and multiple procedures. 55 of the 143 artworks are Frida Kahlo self-portraits, which frequently include allegorical depictions of physical and mental scars.
