self portrait with thorn necklace and hummingbird frida kahlo

self portrait with thorn necklace and hummingbird frida kahloCreated in 1940, shortly after her temporary divorce from Diego Rivera, this painting expresses Frida Kahlo's emotional pain and resilience. Here she uses the symbolic language that characterises many of her self portraits to evoke her suffering, but also her attachment to Mexican culture and nature. It's a self portrait of rupture, but also of resistance, painted at a moment of personal fragility. Frida stands facing the viewer, upright and

The colours are bold: dark blue

It is a peaceful landscape that evokes everyday life on the banks of the Seine

inviting the viewer to explore the relationships and interactions that are created within the work

In "View of Collioure"

reflecting the nuances and complexities of nature

pink and yellow plumage rest on either side of her shoulders

The painting reveals a peaceful scene

while the drapery and hair are rendered in long

Although originally rejected

Painted between 1904 and 1906

This work by Claude Monet is bathed in dark emerald green

The work is bathed in dark emerald green