Frida Kahlo
Intresting facts
The name Frieda comes from the German word Friede, which means peace;
Of her 143 paintings, 55 are self-portraits and 88 are not;
She underwent 35 operations as a result of the bus accident she had in her youth;
She frequently included the symbolic monkey. In Mexican mythology, monkeys are symbols of lust, but Kahlo portrayed them as tender and protective symbols;
The 1943 work “Roof” sold for US$ 5.6 million in 2006;
Kahlo had a volatile marriage with the famous Mexican artist Diego Rivera and he was 20 years older than Frida;
Frida was injured in a bus accident at age 15, and she died at age 47.
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