Facts about Frida Kahlo's Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace

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   Nickolas Muray, Kahlo's close friend and lover, owned Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird for many years after she gifted it to him.

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   Butterflies, which carry symbolic meaning related to resurrection and transformation, appear in the background foliage of Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird.

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   In Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, Kahlo created the work shortly after her divorce from Diego Rivera, reflecting personal anguish through symbolic imagery.

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   A black cat and a black monkey appear as symbolic companions on Frida Kahlo's shoulders in Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird.

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   The painting is currently held in the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin.

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   Painted in 1940, Frida Kahlo's Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird depicts the artist wearing a necklace of thorns with a dead hummingbird pendant.

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