Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird
| Spanish: Autorretrato con Collar de Espin | |
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| Artist | Frida Kahlo |
|---|---|
| Year | 1940 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 61.25 cm × 47 cm (24.11 in × 18.5 in) |
| Location | Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin, Austin |
Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (Autorretrato con Collar de Espinas in Spanish) is a 1940 painting by Mexican painter Frida Kahlo.
Kahlo painted the self-portrait after her divorce from Diego Rivera and the end of her affair with photographer Nickolas Muray. The painting depicts Kahlo wearing a white dress with a monkey on her right shoulder and a cat on her left, wearing a necklace made of thorns and a dead hummingbird. The thorns dig into Kahlo's skin, making her bleed.[1]
The painting is part of the Nickolas Muray Collection at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin.[2]
Exhibition history
The University of Texas at Austin acquired the painting in 1966. Since 1990, it has appeared in several exhibitions internationally:
- "Frida Kahlo," Philadelphia Museum of Art, February 20, 2008 - May 18, 2008[3]
- Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin, May 5, 2009 - March 21, 2010[2]
- "In Wonderland: The Surrealist Activities of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, January 29, 2012 – May 6, 2012;[4] Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Quebec City, June 7, 2012 - September 3, 2012; Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, September 27, 2012 - Jan. 13, 2013.[5]
- "Frida Kahlo," Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome, March 20, 2014 - August 31, 2014[6]
- Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin, September 5, 2014 - April 26, 2015[7]
- "Frida: Art, Garden, Life," New York Botanical Garden, May 16, 2015 - November 1, 2015.[8]
References
- ↑ Jascoll, John (24 February 2008). "Frida Kahlo a100". Lancaster Online. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- 1 2 Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin. "Frida Kahlo's Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird". Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ↑ "Frida Kahlo.". Philadelphia Museum of Art. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ↑ "In Wonderland: The Surrealist Adventures of Women Artists in Mexico and the United States.". Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ↑ "Frida Kahlo's "Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird" at Ransom Center in Austin". Art Daily. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ↑ "Frida Kahlo: List of Works". Scuderie del Quirinale. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ↑ "Frida Kahlo's Self-portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird". Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ↑ "About the Show: Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life". New York Botanical Garden. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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