Frida kahlo paintings

Collection of Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City, Mexico The Broken Column (1944) This self-portrait is in sharp contrast to Frida's other self-portraits in that she is all alone... no monkeys, no cats, no parrots, and no background of protective leaves and plants. Instead, Frida stands all alone crying on a vast bare plain beneath a stormy sky. Perhaps it's her way of saying that she must deal with her physical and emotional pain on her own. In 1944 when Frida painted this self-portrait, her…

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Artist: Frida KahloCompletion Date: 1932Style: Naïve Art (Primitivism), SurrealismGenre: genre paintingTechnique: oilMaterial: canvasDimensions: 30.5 x 38 cmGallery: Collection of Dolores Olmedo, Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City, Mexico