Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter born on 6 July 1907 in Coyoacan, Mexico. She built a legacy that helped to encourage women to display their artistic sides. Kahlo was one of the first female pupils admitted to the National Preparatory School, where the ongoing work of Diego Rivera - a mural - inspired her to develop an interest in art. A near-fatal accident that left her bedridden compelled Kahlo to start painting portraits. Amidst a handful of unstable relationships, Frida continued to create her small-scale paintings, even exhibiting at the Art of This Century Gallery in New York. A year before her death in Coyoaca, Frida held the only solo exhibition of her career in 1953 at the Lola Alvarez Bravo Gallery. She is currently a role model for every ambitious female artist looking to defy the odds.
What was Frida Kahlo Known For?
Frida Kahlo was known for painting surrealist scenes that often revolved around human bodies and genre motifs. Before her accident, Frida was an excellent student of medicine and botany. Her paintings serve as a bridge between both of her passions - art and science. She often painted portraits of herself and her loved ones and depicted several emotional states in her work.Who was Frida Kahlo Influenced By?
Frida Kahlo was influenced by Diego Rivera and her father, Wilhelm Kahlo. Kahlo's desire to pursue art ignited when she saw Rivera painting a mural at her school. Kahlo and Rivera eventually married in 1929. Frida's photographic portraits show the influence of her father, a photographer.1. My Dress Hangs There
- Artwork Name: My Dress Hangs There
- Year: 1933
- Medium: collage,oil,masonite
- Dimensions: 46 x 55 cm
2. My Grandparents, My Parents, and I (Family Tree)
- Artwork Name: My Grandparents, My Parents, and I (Family Tree)
- Year: 1936
- Medium: oil,metal,tempera
- Dimensions: 30.5 x 34.5 cm
3. My Nurse and I
- Artwork Name: My Nurse and I
- Year: 1937
- Medium: oil,metal
- Dimensions: 30.5 x 37 cm
4. Pitahayas
- Artwork Name: Pitahayas
- Year: 1938
- Medium: oil,metal
- Dimensions: 25.4 x 35.6 cm
5. Portrait of Alejandro Gómez Arias
- Artwork Name: Portrait of Alejandro Gómez Arias
- Year: 1928
- Medium: oil,wood
- Dimensions: 61.5 x 41 cm
6. Portrait of Alicia Galant
- Artwork Name: Portrait of Alicia Galant
- Year: 1927
- Medium: oil,canvas
- Dimensions: 107 x 93 cm
7. Portrait of a Woman in White
- Artwork Name: Portrait of a Woman in White
- Year: 1930
- Medium: oil,canvas
- Dimensions: 119 x 81 cm
8. Portrait of Cristina My Sister
- Artwork Name: Portrait of Cristina My Sister
- Year: 1928
- Medium: oil,wood
- Dimensions: 99 x 81.5 cm
9. Portrait of Doña Rosita Morillo
- Artwork Name: Portrait of Doña Rosita Morillo
- Year: 1944
- Medium: oil,masonite
- Dimensions: 75.5 x 59.5 cm
10. Portrait of Dr. Leo Eloesser
- Artwork Name: Portrait of Dr. Leo Eloesser
- Year: 1931
- Medium: oil,masonite
- Dimensions: 85.1 x 59.7 cm
11. Portrait of Eva Frederick
- Artwork Name: Portrait of Eva Frederick
- Year: 1931
- Medium: oil,canvas
- Dimensions: 87 x 44 cm
12. Portrait of Frida's Family
- Artwork Name: Portrait of Frida's Family
- Year: 1950 - 1954
- Medium: oil,masonite
- Dimensions: 41 x 59 cm
13. Portrait of Lucha Maria, A Girl from Tehuacan
- Artwork Name: Portrait of Lucha Maria, A Girl from Tehuacan
- Year: 1942
- Medium: oil,masonite
- Dimensions: 54.6 x 43.2 cm
14. Portrait of Lupe MarÃn
- Artwork Name: Portrait of Lupe MarÃn
- Year: 1929
- Medium: oil,canvas
15. Portrait of Luther Burbank
- Artwork Name: Portrait of Luther Burbank
- Year: 1931
- Medium: oil,masonite
- Dimensions: 87 x 62 cm
16. Congress of Peoples for Peace
- Artwork Name: Congress of Peoples for Peace
- Year: 1952
- Dimensions: 19.1 x 25.1 cm
17. Diego and Frida
- Artwork Name: Diego and Frida
- Year: 1929 - 1944
- Medium: oil,masonite
- Dimensions: 13 x 8 cm
18. Diego and I
- Artwork Name: Diego and I
- Year: 1949
- Medium: oil,canvas,masonite
- Dimensions: 29.5 x 22.4 cm
19. Flower of Life (Flame Flower)
- Artwork Name: Flower of Life (Flame Flower)
- Year: 1943
- Medium: oil,masonite
- Dimensions: 27.8 x 19.7 cm
20. Four Inhabitants of Mexico
- Artwork Name: Four Inhabitants of Mexico
- Year: 1938
- Medium: oil,metal
- Dimensions: 32.4 x 47.6 cm
21. Frida and the Miscarriage
- Artwork Name: Frida and the Miscarriage
- Year: 1932
- Medium: lithography
22. Frieda and Diego Rivera
- Artwork Name: Frieda and Diego Rivera
- Year: 1931
- Medium: oil,canvas
- Dimensions: 100 x 79 cm
23. Fruit of Life
- Artwork Name: Fruit of Life
- Year: 1953
- Medium: oil,masonite
- Dimensions: 47 x 62 cm
24. Fulang-Chang and I
- Artwork Name: Fulang-Chang and I
- Year: 1937
- Medium: oil,masonite
- Dimensions: 40 x 28 cm
25. Girl with Death Mask (She Plays Alone)
- Artwork Name: Girl with Death Mask (She Plays Alone)
- Year: 1938
- Medium: oil,metal
- Dimensions: 14.9 x 11 cm
26. Itzcuintli Dog with Me
- Artwork Name: Itzcuintli Dog with Me
- Year: 1938
- Medium: oil,canvas
- Dimensions: 71 x 52 cm
27. Landscape
- Artwork Name: Landscape
- Year: 1945
- Medium: oil,canvas
- Dimensions: 20 x 27 cm
28. Living Nature
- Artwork Name: Living Nature
- Year: 1952
- Medium: oil,canvas
- Dimensions: 44 x 59.7 cm
29. Magnolias
- Artwork Name: Magnolias
- Year: 1945
- Medium: oil,masonite
- Dimensions: 41 x 57 cm
30. Marxism Will Give Health to the Sick
- Artwork Name: Marxism Will Give Health to the Sick
- Year: 1954
- Medium: oil,masonite
- Dimensions: 76 x 61 cm
31. Me and My Doll
- Artwork Name: Me and My Doll
- Year: 1937
- Medium: oil,metal
- Dimensions: 40 x 31 cm
32. Me and My Parrots
- Artwork Name: Me and My Parrots
- Year: 1941
- Medium: oil,canvas
- Dimensions: 82 x 62.8 cm
33. Memory (The Heart)
- Artwork Name: Memory (The Heart)
- Year: 1937
- Medium: oil,metal
- Dimensions: 40 x 28.3 cm
34. Moses
- Artwork Name: Moses
- Year: 1945
- Medium: oil,masonite
- Dimensions: 61 x 75.6 cm
35. My Birth
- Artwork Name: My Birth
- Year: 1932
- Medium: oil,metal
- Dimensions: 30 x 35 cm
36. Coconuts
- Artwork Name: Coconuts
- Year: 1951
- Dimensions: 25.4 x 34.6 cm
37. Weeping Coconuts or Coconut Tears
- Artwork Name: Weeping Coconuts or Coconut Tears
- Year: 1951
- Medium: oil,masonite
- Dimensions: 23.2 x 30.5 cm
38. Without Hope
- Artwork Name: Without Hope
- Year: 1945
- Medium: oil,canvas,masonite
- Dimensions: 28 x 36 cm
39. Two Women
- Artwork Name: Two Women
- Year: 1929
- Medium: oil,canvas
- Dimensions: 69 x 53 cm
40. Viva la Vida, Watermelons
- Artwork Name: Viva la Vida, Watermelons
- Year: 1954
- Medium: oil,masonite
- Dimensions: 59.5 x 50.8 cm
41. Tunas (Still Life with Prickly Pear Fruit)
- Artwork Name: Tunas (Still Life with Prickly Pear Fruit)
- Year: 1938
- Medium: oil,masonite
42. Two Nudes in the Forest (The Earth Itself)
- Artwork Name: Two Nudes in the Forest (The Earth Itself)
- Year: 1939
- Medium: oil,metal
- Dimensions: 25 x 305 cm
43. The Suicide of Dorothy Hale
- Artwork Name: The Suicide of Dorothy Hale
- Year: 1938
- Medium: oil,masonite
- Dimensions: 60.4 x 48.6 cm
44. Thinking About Death
- Artwork Name: Thinking About Death
- Year: 1943
- Medium: oil,masonite
- Dimensions: 44.5 x 37 cm
45. The Mask
- Artwork Name: The Mask
- Year: 1945
- Medium: oil,masonite
- Dimensions: 40 x 30.5 cm
46. The Dream (The Bed)
- Artwork Name: The Dream (The Bed)
- Year: 1940
- Medium: oil,canvas
- Dimensions: 74 x 98.5 cm
47. The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth (Mexico), Myself, Diego and Señor Xólotl
- Artwork Name: The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth (Mexico), Myself, Diego and Señor Xólotl
- Year: 1949
- Medium: oil,canvas
- Dimensions: 70 x 60.5 cm
48. The Bus
- Artwork Name: The Bus
- Year: 1929
- Medium: oil,canvas
- Dimensions: 26 x 55.5 cm
49. The Deceased Dimas
- Artwork Name: The Deceased Dimas
- Year: 1937
- Medium: oil,masonite
- Dimensions: 48 x 31 cm
50. The Bride Frightened at Seeing Life Opened
- Artwork Name: The Bride Frightened at Seeing Life Opened
- Year: 1943
- Medium: oil,canvas
- Dimensions: 63 x 81.5 cm