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Frida Kahlo

was born in Mexico in 1907
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She painted

self-portraits

using a mirror. She used bright colours and

depicted how she was feeling.

In some paintings, she looked sad and in others she smiled.
Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, 1940, oil on canvas, 47 x 61cm
Following a serious accident, Kahlo underwent thirty-five operations but as she was recovering she began to paint.
She also used

animals in her works

such as monkeys, parrots, a hairless dog, and a deer.
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