I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone and becau... - Frida Kahlo

This quote is attributed to Frida Kahlo.

"I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best."

Frida Kahlo Solitude

Surrealist Painter Mexican 1907–1954

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