Frida Kahlo

Frida Kahlo was born in July 6, 1907 in Mexico City and she died in July 13, 1954 in Mexico City. She had to sell this painting for a lawyer. She was in a bus accident on September 17, 1925 she had a serious injuries making her sit on a wheelchair for the rest of her life after that. She a relationship with Diego Rivera who is a painter as well, they got married in 1929. 

The size of Frida Kahlo self-portrait is 25 x19Cm. She was best known for her self-portrait. The colour in this self-portrait show that it look like the sun is taking out a bit of the colours in the work. She used oil paint on the canvas. In this piece on the left side of her shoulder is a black cat that symbol bad luck and death and on the right side of her shoulder is a monkey that symbol of the devil, her pet a gift from Diego. The butterflies represent the resurrection. This piece is a portrait.