Frida Kahlo
1907-1954
One of the Greatest Painters Of All Time
Mexican Painter
Stylistically influenced by the following painters and art movements; Diego Rivera, Cubism, Symbolism, Surrealism Art Nouveau, Indigenous Mexican Pottery, Carving and Folk Art
Education - National Preparatory School, Mexico
Cause of Death -
Pulmonary Embolism
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Quotations
I never knew I was a surrealist till Andre Breton came to Mexico and told me I was.- Frida Kahlo I drank to drown my pain, but the damned pain learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good behavior." - Frida Kahlo
I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best. - Frida Kahlo
I suffered two grave accidents in my life. One in which a streetcar knocked me down.....The other accident is Diego. - Frida Kahlo
I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to,
and I paint whatever passes through my head without any other consideration. -
Frida Kahlo
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