Self Portrait With Thorns

Self Portrait with Thorns, Frida Khalo (1940)Recently I was amused when I completed a quiz called ‘Which Famous Painting Are You?’ via Facebook. I, apparently, am Frida Khalo’s Self Portrait With Thorns (1940). I was quite pleased with this result because Khalo was one feisty, gutsy lady who suffered terribly for most of her life from injuries received in an accident when she was 18, and yet she did not succumb to them. Taking up painting during her recovery period, she mined her experiences to create extraordinary, powerful works of art, and is now one of the most well-known of Mexican artists.

I was more amused when a couple of friends also completed the quiz and disgustedly reported getting Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss!