Today is Art Day Self-Portrait with Monkeys Pin – HOMELESS.hk

– One black rubber clutch
– Backer card (90 x 52 mm)
– Transparent bag with hole

Material: Soft Enamel Pin
Dimension: 3.18cmh

AboutSelf-Portrait with Monkeys
Flora and fauna feature prominently in Kahlos paintings, often representing larger themes within her work. In this painting,Kahlo is surrounded by four monkeys, which she kept as pets in Coyoacn. Her pets have frequently been described as surrogates for her maternal energies.

Fridas menagerie comprised chickens, sparrows, macaws, spider monkeys and parakeets, Bonito the parrot and a fawn named Granizo.

About Frida Kahlo
Frida Kahlo (born July 6, 1907,Coyoacn, Mexicodied July 13, 1954, Coyoacn) was aMexican painter best known for her uncompromising and brilliantly colored self-portraits that deal with such themes as identity, thehuman body, and death.Although she denied the connection, she is often identified as aSurrealist.In addition to her work, Kahlo was known for hertumultuousrelationship with muralistDiego Rivera(married 1929, divorced 1939, remarried 1940).