“I paint myself because I am so often alone and because I am the subject I know best.”

— Frida Kahlo

Quoted from: Antonio Rodríguez, "Una pintora extraordinaria," Así (17 March 1945)
1925 - 1945
Variant: I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best.

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