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This work is one of Kahlo's most recognized self-portraits. In the background foliage with a blooming bird of paradise surrounds Kahlo. Kahlo is encircled by four spider monkeys. She had spider monkeys as pets stating that they were the children she could never have. Kahlo and two close monkeys make up the main subject, giving the appearance of a close relationship to the animals. One points to an Aztec sign for earthquake on her "huipil", an indigenous blouse. It has been suggested that they are representative of her dear students whom she taught at Blue House in Coyoacán. It was here that she settled having her health in decline and giving up her teaching position in Mexico City.
SKU: 64465
Creator: Frida Kahlo
Date: 1943
Location: Coll. Jacques and Natasha Gelman, Mexico City, D.F., Mexico
© 2017 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D.F. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Self-Portrait with Monkeys
by: Frida Kahlo- Heard Museum
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We Offer High Quality
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We use the highest quality wood in our modern shop to create custom frames, frame your print with precision-cut acid-free mat board, and mount it behind a UV-blocking semi-gloss plexiglass to protect your art from the sun, dust, pollution, heat, and humidity. Then we add finishing touches like wall hanging mount, wall friendly bumpers and a protective backing.