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Frida Kahlo
The exquisite agony of self-portraits

Frida Kahlo, The Artists

Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird

Portrait of Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo was a Mexican Female Artist, LGBTQ Artist and Self-Taught Artist born on July 6, 1907. Kahlo contributed to the Surrealist movement, worked in the United States and died on July 13, 1954.

Self-portrait wearing a velvet dress, Frida Kahlo

Self-portrait wearing a velvet dress 1926

Two Women, Salvadora and Herminia, Frida Kahlo

Two Women, Salvadora and Herminia 1928

Frieda and Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo

Frieda and Diego Rivera 1931

Portrait of Luther Burbank, Frida Kahlo

Portrait of Luther Burbank 1931

Self-Portrait on the Border Line Between Mexico and the United States, Frida Kahlo

Self-Portrait on the Border Line Between Mexico and the United States 1932

My Grandparents, My Parents, and I (Family Tree), Frida Kahlo

My Grandparents, My Parents, and I (Family Tree) 1936

My Nurse and I, Frida Kahlo

My Nurse and I 1937

What the Water Gave Me, Frida Kahlo

What the Water Gave Me 1938

Fulang-Chang and I, Frida Kahlo

Fulang-Chang and I 1937 – 1939

Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair, Frida Kahlo

Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair 1940

Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, Frida Kahlo

Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird 1940

Self-Portrait as a Tehuana (Diego in My Thoughts), Frida Kahlo

Self-Portrait as a Tehuana (Diego in My Thoughts) 1943

Portrait of Doña Rosita Morillo, Frida Kahlo

Portrait of Doña Rosita Morillo 1944

The Broken Column, Frida Kahlo

The Broken Column 1944

Without Hope, Frida Kahlo

Without Hope 1945

The Wounded Deer, Frida Kahlo

The Wounded Deer 1946

Tree of Hope, Remain Strong, Frida Kahlo

Tree of Hope, Remain Strong 1946

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