"Really, I do not know whether my paintings are surrealist or not, but I do know that they are the frankest expression of myself."

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Source: Christina Burrus, Frida Kahlo (2008). “Frida Kahlo: 'I Paint My Reality'”

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Frida Kahlo

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Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter known for her deeply personal and symbolic works that explore themes of identity, pain, and self-expression.

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