Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird by Frida Kahlo Size:M - 50 x 70cm every petal and dewdrop rendered

every petal and dewdrop rendered with an almost unsettling precision

Soft gradations of colour and the characteristic stillness of the scene evoke contemplation and calm

and impossible to take entirely seriously

Fantasy and presentation merge into a single commanding image

Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird by Frida Kahlo Size:M - 50 x 70cm every petal and dewdrop renderedOne of the most recognisable images in 20th century painting, this self portrait places Frida Kahlo at the centre of a dense symbolic web. A thorn necklace draws blood at her collarbone; a hummingbird a Mexican symbol of luck in love hangs from it like a pendant. A black cat looms behind her left shoulder, a monkey to her right. The composition is frontal and unflinching, the gaze direct. Against a flat green ground dense with tropical foliage, every