Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón is one of Mexico’s most celebrated and well-known artists, renowned for her surrealistic paintings and complex self-portraits. Her legacy cannot be underestimated or exaggerated. Its likely that every female artist making art since the 1950s will quote her as an influence.

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