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Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird by Frida Kahlo Size:S - 29.7 x 42cm (A3)One 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
The mood is neither resolved nor anxious
the photograph's tonal subtlety and crisp botanical detail are reproduced faithfully — a level of precision that suits the meticulous character of Kazumasa's original work
meditative beauty
Nico Tracey layers flat color
irregular concrete blocks – finds a new language in Nico Tracey's collage treatment
no modelling of form in the academic sense
and pure shape
high contrast
This illustrated city map of Florence distils the Tuscan capital into a warm sepia composition — streets
The overall effect is of a botanical world fully realised — decorative in the best sense
As with the series at large
This archival fine art print renders Hasui's delicate tonal shifts and crisp outlines with complete accuracy