Surrealism · 1940

Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird

Frida Kahlo 1907–1954

Still in copyright: the image isn't shown, only the colors measured from it.

Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (1940) by Frida Kahlo. Its palette is led by bone (#c7c4a9, 21%) and soot (#0f120d, 19%), with accents of dark muted green, yellow, umber and pale golden yellow. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, vivid and warm.

Palette

• #c7c4a9 MG 171 bone 20.7% of canvas
• #0f120d MG 223 soot 19.1% of canvas
• #bf8531 MG 033 light amber 13.8% of canvas
• #526826 MG 197 rich olive 12.7% of canvas
• #2c3e1e MG 060 dark muted green 11.4% of canvas
• #7c8a2f MG 045 yellow 10.7% of canvas
• #765b2e MG 184 umber 7.6% of canvas
• #d9c158 MG 041 pale golden yellow 4.1% of canvas

Color families

Brown 34%, Yellow 21%, Green 21%, Black 17%, White 4%

Measurements

Lightness

0.53

Contrast

0.68

Vividness

0.063

Warmth

+1.00

Complexity

235 cells

Hue range

0.46

Focus

0.08

Details

Date

1940

Medium

Oil and masonite on canvas

Genre

self-portrait

Collection

Harry Ransom Center, Texas

More by Frida Kahlo

• The Two Fridas, 1939
• The Broken Column, 1944
• The Wounded Deer, 1946