Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird by Frida Kahlo Size:M - 50 x 70cm coral formations

coral formations

and impossible to take entirely seriously

every petal and dewdrop rendered with an almost unsettling precision

The matte fine art surface brings out the full textural richness and linear precision of the original work

Olive Tree Antique reproduces a richly detailed botanical plate from the tradition of 18th and 19th-century scientific illustration

Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird by Frida Kahlo Size:M - 50 x 70cm coral formationsOne of the most recognisable images in 20th century painting, this self portrait places Frida Kahlo at the centre of a dense symbolic web. A thorn necklace draws blood at her collarbone; a hummingbird a Mexican symbol of luck in love hangs from it like a pendant. A black cat looms behind her left shoulder, a monkey to her right. The composition is frontal and unflinching, the gaze direct. Against a flat green ground dense with tropical foliage, every