The following is a list of significant paintings by the Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. It does not include drawings, studies, or watercolors.

Year English Title Spanish Title Medium Location
1924 Tray with Poppies Charola de amapolas Oil on metal, 40.5 cm diameter Collection of Isolda Pinedo Kahlo
1925 Still Life (Roses) Naturaleza muerta (Rosas) Oil on canvas, 41.2 x 30 cm Private collection
1925 Urban Landscape Paisaje urbano Oil on canvas, 34.29 x 40 cm Private collection, Mexico City, Mexico
1926 Self-portrait in a Velvet Dress Autorretrato con trajede terciopelo Oil on canvas, 79 x 58 cm Private collection, Mexico City, Mexico
1927 La Adelita, Pancho Villa, and Frida La Adelita, Pancho Villa, y Frida Oil on canvas mounted on board, 65 x 45 cm Tlaxcalteca Institute of Culture, Tlaxcala, Mexico
1927 If Adelita... or The Peaked Caps Si Adelita... o Los Cachuchas Oil on canvas, 65.3 x 45.1 cm Private collection, Mexico
1927 Portrait of Miquel N. Lira Retrato de Miquel N. Lira Oil on canvas, 106 x 74 cm Tlaxcalteca Institute of Culture, Tlaxcala, Mexico
1927 Portrait of Adriana Retrato de Adriana Oil on canvas, 105.9 x 73.9 cm Unknown
1927 Portrait of Agustin Olmedo Retrato de Agustin Olmedo Oil on canvas, 79 x 59 cm Coyoacán, Mexico
1927 Portrait of Alicia Galant Retrato de Alicia Galant Oil on canvas, 107 x 93 cm Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City, Mexico[1]
1927 Portrait of Ruth Quintanilla Retrato de Ruth Quintanilla Oil on canvas (dimensions unknown) Unknown
c. 1927 Portrait of Jesús Ríos y Valles Retrato de Jesús Ríos y Valle Unknown Destroyed
1928 Portrait of Alejandro Gómez Arias Retrato de Alejandro Gómez Arias Oil on wood, 61.5 x 41 cm Private collection, Mexico
1928 Portrait of Cristina, My Sister Retrato de Cristina, Mi Hermana Oil on wood, 99 x 81.5 cm Private collection, Mexico City, Mexico
1928 Sitting Girl with Duck Niña Sentada con Pato Oil on canvas, 100.3 x 40.3 cm Private collection
1928 Two Women Dos mujeres Oil on canvas, 69 x 53 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts[2]
1929 Indian Woman Nude Desnudo de mujer India Oil on canvas (dimensions unknown) Unknown
1929 Portrait of a Girl Retrato de una niña Oil on canvas, 118.1 x 80 cm Frida Kahlo Museum, Coyoacán, Mexico
1929 Portrait of a Girl with Ribbon Around her Waist Retrato de una niña con un lazo en la cintura Oil on canvas (dimensions unknown) Unknown
1929 Girl with necklace Niña con collar Oil on canvas, 57 x 46 cm Private collection[3]
1929 Portrait of Isolda Pinedo Kahlo Retrato de Isolda Pinedo Kahlo Oil on canvas, 65.5 x 44 cm Collection of Grupo Sura, Mexico City, Mexico
1929 Portrait of Lupe Marín Retrato de Lupe Marín Oil on canvas (dimensions unknown) Destroyed
1929 Portrait of Virginia (Little Girl) Retrato de Virginia (Niña) Oil on masonite, 84 x 68 cm Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City, Mexico[1]
1929 Self-Portrait – Time Flies Autorretrato – El tiempo vuela Oil on masonite, 77.5 x 61 cm Collection of Antony Bryan
1929 The Bus El camion Oil on canvas, 26 x 55.5 cm Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City, Mexico
1930 Portrait of a Woman in White Retrato de una mujer de blanco Oil on canvas, 119 x 81 cm Private collection, Berlin, Germany
1930 Self-Portrait Autorretrato Oil on canvas, 65 x 54 cm Private collection, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
1931 Display Window in a Street in Detroit Aparado en una calle de Detroit Oil on metal, 30.3 x 38.2 cm Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Abel Holtz, United States
1931 Frieda and Diego Rivera Frieda y Diego Rivera Oil on canvas, 100 x 79 cm San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, United States[4]
1931 Portrait of Dr. Leo Eloesser Retrato de Dr. Leo Eloesser Oil on masonite, 85.1 x 59.7 cm University of California, School of Medicine, San Francisco, United States
1931 Portrait of Eva Frederick Retrato de Eva Frederick Oil on canvas, 87 x 44 cm Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City, Mexico
1931 Portrait of Mrs. Jean Wight Retrato de Sra. Jean Wight Oil on canvas, 63.5 x 46 cm Collection of Mr. and Mrs. John Berggruen, San Francisco, United States
1932 Portrait of Luther Burbank Retrato de Luther Burbank Oil on masonite, 87 x 62 cm Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City, Mexico[1]
1932 Frida and the Cesarean Operation Frida y la operación cesárea Oil on canvas, 73 x 62 cm Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City, Mexico
1932 Henry Ford Hospital Henry Ford Hospital Oil on metal, 30.5 x 38 cm Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City, Mexico[1]
1932 My Birth Mi nacimiento Oil on metal, 30.5 x 35 cm Private collection of Madonna
1932 Self-Portrait on the Border of Mexico and The United States Autorretrato en la frontera entre México y los Estados Unidos Oil on metal, 31 x 35 cm Collection of Maria Rodriquez de Reyero, New York City, United States
1933 My Dress Hangs There Allá cuelga mi vestido Oil and collage on masonite, 46 x 50 cm Hoover Gallery, San Francisco, United States
1933 Self-Portrait – Very Ugly Autorretrato – muy fea Fresco mounted on masonite, 27.4 x 22.2 cm Private collection, Dallas, Texas, United States
1933 Self-Portrait with Necklace Autorretrato con collar Oil on metal, 34.5 x 29.5 cm Collection of Jacques & Natasha Gelman, Mexico City, Mexico
1935 A Few Small Nips Unos cuantos piquetitos Oil on metal, 30 x 40 cm Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City, Mexico[1]
1935 Self-Portrait with Curly Hair Autorretrato con pelo rizado Oil on tin, 19.3 x 14.7 cm Private collection, California, United States
1936 My Grandparents, My Parents, and I Mis abuelos, mis padres, y yo Oil and tempera on zinc, 30.7 x 34.5 cm[5] Museum of Modern Art, New York City, United States[5]
1937 Cactus Fruits Tunas Oil on metal, 20 x 24 cm Robert Holmes Collection, Perth, Australia
1937 Fulang-Chang and I Fulang-Chang y yo Oil on masonite, 40 x 28 cm Museum of Modern Art, New York City, United States
1937 I Belong to My Owner Pertenezco a mi dueño Oil, dimensions unknown Unknown
1937 Me and My Doll Yo y mi muñeca Oil on sheet metal, 40 x 31 cm Collection of Jacques & Natasha Gelman, Mexico City, Mexico
1937 Memory, the Heart Recuerdo Oil on metal, 40 x 28 cm Collection of Michel Petitjean, Paris, France
1937 My Nurse and I Mi nana y yo Oil on metal, 30.5 x 36.83 cm Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City, Mexico[1]
1937 Portrait of Alberto Misrachi Retrato de Alberto Misrachi Oil on metal, 34.3 x 26.9 cm Collection of Ana Misrachi, Mexico City, Mexico
1937 Portrait of Diego Rivera Retrato de Diego Rivera Oil on wood, 46 x 32 cm Collection of Jacques & Natasha Gelman, Mexico City, Mexico
1937 Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky Autorretrato dedicado a Leon Trotsky Oil on masonite, 87 x 70 cm[6] National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, United States[6]
1937 The Deceased Dimas El difuntito Dimas Oil on masonite, 48 x 31 cm Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City, Mexico[1]
1938 Four Inhabitants of Mexico City Cuatro habitantes de la Ciudad de México Oil on metal, 32.4 x 47.6 cm Private collection, Palo Alto, California, United States
1938 Fruits of the Earth Frutos de la tierra Oil on masonite, 40.6 x 60 cm Collection of National Bank of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
1938 Girl with Death Mask (She Plays Alone) Niña con mascara de meurte (Ella juega solo) Oil on metal, 14.9 x 11 cm Nagoya City Art Museum, Nagoya, Japan
1938 Girl with Death Mask Niña con mascara de meurte Unknown Unknown
1938 Itzcuintli Dog with Me Perro Itzcuintli conmigo Oil on canvas, 71 x 52 cm Private collection, Dallas, Texas, United States
1938 Pitahayas Pitahayas Oil on metal, 25.4 x 35.6 cm Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, Wisconsin, United States
1938 Remembrance of the Open Wound Recuerdo de la herida abierta Oil, 20.3 x 25.4 cm Destroyed in a fire
1938 Self-Portrait Autorretrato Oil on plate, 12 x 7 cm Private collection, Paris, France
1938 Self-Portrait (Oval Miniature) Autorretrato (oval miniatura) Oil on wood, 4.1 x 3.8 cm Private collection, New York, United States
1938 Self-Portrait – The Frame Autorretrato – El marco Oil on aluminium and glass, 28.5 x 20.7 cm Musée National d'Art Moderne, Paris, France
1938 Self-Portrait with Monkey Autorretrato con mono Oil on masonite, 40.6 x 30.5 cm Albright–Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, New York
1938 Survivor Superviviente Oil on metal, 17 x 12 cm Private collection
1938 The Airplane Crash El accidente de aviación Oil, dimensions unknown Unknown
1938 The Suicide of Dorothy Hale El suicidio de Dorothy Hale Oil on masonite, 60.4 x 48.6 cm Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
1938 They Asked for Airplanes But Were Given Straw Wings Piden aeroplanos y les dan alas de petate Oil on metal, 12.0 x 16.5 cm Unknown
1938 What the Water Gave Me Lo que el agua me dio Oil on canvas, 91.44 x 70.5 cm Collection of Daniel Filipacchi, Paris, France
1938 When I Have You, Life, How Much I Love You† Cuando te tengo a ti, vida, cuanto te quiero Oil on board, 55.6 x 35.6 cm Private collection
1938 Xochil, Flower of Life Xochitl, flor de la vida Oil on metal, 18 x 9.5 cm Collection of Dr. Rodolfo Gomez, Mexico City, Mexico
1939 The Two Fridas Las dos Fridas Oil on canvas, 173.5 x 173 cm Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico
1939 Two Nudes in a Forest Dos desnudos en un bosque Oil on metal, 25 x 30.5 cm Collection of Jon and Mary Shirley, Washington, United States
1940 Retablo Retablo Oil on metal, 19.1 x 24.1 cm Private collection
1940 Self-Portrait Dedicated to Sigmund Firestone Autorretrato dedicado al Sigmund Firestone Oil on masonite, 61 x 43 cm Collection of Violet Gershenson, New York, United States
1940 Self-Portrait with Cropped Hair Autorretrato con pelo corto Oil on canvas, 40 x 28 cm[7] Museum of Modern Art, New York City, United States[7]
1940 Self-Portrait with Monkey Autorretrato con mono Oil on masonite, 55.2 x 43.5 cm Private collection of Madonna
1940 Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird Autorretrato con collar de espinas Oil on canvas, 63.5 x 49.5 cm University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States
1940 Self-Portrait Dedicated to Dr. Eloesser Autorretrato dedicado al Dr. Eloesser Oil on masonite, 59.5 x 40 cm Private collection
1940 The Dream (The Bed) El sueño (La cama) Oil on canvas, 74 x 98.5 cm Collection of Selma and Nesuhi Ertegun, New York City, United States
1940 The Wounded Table La mesa herida Oil on wood, 122 x 244 cm Unknown (possibly Poland or Moscow, Russia)[8]
1941 Flower Basket Cesta con flores Oil on copper plate, 64.1 cm Private collection, Seattle, United States
1941 Me and My Parrots Yo y mis pericos Oil on canvas, 82 x 62.8 cm Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Harold H. Stream, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
1941 Self-Portrait in Red and Gold Dress Autorretrato con vestido rojo y dorado Oil on canvas, 37.8 x 26.9 cm Collection of Jacques & Natasha Gelman, Mexico City, Mexico
1941 Self-Portrait with Bonito Autorretrato con bonito Oil on canvas, 55 x 43.4 cm Private collection, United States
1941 Self-Portrait with Braid Autorretrato con trenza Oil on masonite, 51 x 38.7 cm Collection of Jacques & Natasha Gelman, Mexico City, Mexico
1942 Portrait of Lucha Maria, a Girl from Tehuacan Retrato de Lucha Maria, una niña de Tehuacan Oil on masonite, 54.6 x 43.2 cm Collection of José Antonio Pérez Simón, Mexico City, Mexico
1942 Portrait of Marucha Lavin Retrato de Marucha Lavin Oil on copper, 64.8 cm Collection of Jose Domingo and Eugenia Lavin, Mexico City, Mexico
1942 Self-Portrait with Monkey and Parrot Autorretrato con mono y perico Oil on masonite, 54.6 x 43.2 cm MALBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1942 Still Life (Round) Naturaleza muerta (Tondo) Oil on copper plate, 63 cm Frida Kahlo Museum, Coyoacán, Mexico
1943 Diego in My Thoughts or Thinking of Diego Diego en mi pensamiento o Pensando en Diego Oil on masonite, 76 x 61 cm[9] Collection of Jacques & Natasha Gelman, Mexico City, Mexico[9]
1943 Flower of Life Flor de la vida Oil on masonite, 27.8 x 19.7 cm Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City, Mexico
1943 How Beautiful Life is When It Gives Us Its Riches† Que bonita es la vida cuando nos da sus riquezas Unknown Unknown
1943 Portrait of Natasha Gelman Retrato de Natasha Gelman Oil on canvas, 30 x 23 cm Collection of Jacques & Natasha Gelman, Mexico City, Mexico
1943 Roots Raíces Oil on metal, 30.5 x 49.9 cm Private collection
1943 Self-Portrait with Monkeys Autorretrato con monos Oil on canvas, 81.5 x 63 cm[9] Collection of Jacques & Natasha Gelman, Mexico City, Mexico[9]
1943 The Bride Frightened at Seeing Life Opened La novia asustada al ver la vida abierta Oil on canvas, 63 x 81.5 cm Collection of Jacques & Natasha Gelman, Mexico City, Mexico
1943 Thinking About Death Pensando en la muerte Oil on canvas mounted on masonite, 44.5 x 37 cm Collection of Dolores Olmedo Patiño, Mexico City, Mexico
1944 Diego and Frida 1929–1944 Diego y Frida 1929–1944 Oil on masonite, 13 x 8 cm Collection of Maria Felix, Mexico City, Mexico
1944 Portrait of Doña Rosita Morillo Retrato de Doña Rosita Morillo Oil on canvas mounted on masonite, 75.5 x 59.5 cm Collection of Dolores Olmedo Patiño, Mexico City, Mexico
1944 Portrait of Lupita Morillo Safa Retrato de Lupita Morillo Safa Oil on masonite, 58.7 x 53.3 cm Private collection
1944 Portrait of Mariana Morillo Safa Retrato de Mariana Morillo Safa Oil on canvas, 40 x 28 cm Private collection, New York, United States
1944 Portrait of Alicia and Eduardo Safa Retrato de Alicia y Eduardo Safa Oil on canvas, 56 x 85.5 cm Collection of Dolores Olmedo Patiño, Mexico City, Mexico
1944 Portrait of the Engineer Eduardo Morillo Safa Retrato del Ingeniero Eduardo Morillo Safa Oil on masonite, 41.9 x 31.2 cm Collection of Dolores Olmedo Patiño, Mexico City, Mexico
1944 Portrait of Marte R. Gómez Retrato de Marte R. Gómez Oil on masonite, 32.5 x 26.5 cm Collection of Marte Gomez Leal, Mexico City, Mexico
1944 The Broken Column La columna rota Oil on canvas, 43 x 33 cm Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City, Mexico[1]
1945 Magnolias Magnolias Oil on masonite, 41 x 57 cm Collection of Balbina Azcarraga, Mexico City, Mexico
1945 Moses Moises Oil on masonite, 61 x 75.6 cm Private collection
1945 Self-Portrait with Monkey Autorretrato con mono Oil on masonite, 57 x 42 cm Collection of Robert Brady Foundation, Cuernavaca, Mexico
1945 Self-Portrait with Small Monkey Autorretrato con changuito Oil on masonite, 39.5 x 34.5 cm Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City, Mexico[1]
1945 The Chick El pollito Oil on masonite, 27.2 x 22.2 cm Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City, Mexico[1]
1945 The Mask La mascara (de la locura) Oil on masonite, 40 x 30.5 cm Museo Dolores Olmedo, Mexico City, Mexico[1]
1945 Without Hope Sin esperanza Oil on canvas mounted on masonite, 28 x 36 cm Collection of Dolores Olmedo Patiño, Mexico City, Mexico
1946 Landscape Paisaje Oil on canvas, 20 x 27 cm Frida Kahlo Museum, Coyoacán, Mexico
1946 The Wounded Deer El venado herido Oil on masonite, 22.4 x 30 cm Collection unknown; formerly Collection of Carolyn Farb, Houston, Texas, United States
1946 Tree of Hope, Remain Strong Arbol de la esperanza, mantente firme Oil on masonite, 55.9 x 40.6 cm Collection of Daniel Filipacchi, Paris, France
1947 Self Portrait with Loose Hair Autorretrato con el pelo suelto Oil on masonite, 61 x 45 cm Private collection, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
1947 Sun and Life El sol y la vida Oil on masonite, 40 x 50 cm Collection of Manuel Perusquia, Galería Arvil, Mexico City, Mexico
1948 Self-Portrait Autorretrato Oil on masonite, 50 x 39.5 cm Collection of Dr. Samuel Fastlicht, Mexico City, Mexico
1949 Diego and I Diego y yo Oil on canvas mounted on masonite, 29.5 x 22.4 cm MALBA, Buenos Aires, Argentina
1949 The Love Embrace of the Universe, the Earth (Mexico), Myself, Diego, and Señor Xolotl El abrazo de amor de el universo, la tierra (México), yo, Diego, y el Señor Xolotl Oil on canvas, 70 x 60.5 cm Collection of Jacques & Natasha Gelman, Mexico City, Mexico
1950 Portrait of Frida's Family Retrato de la familia de Frida Oil on masonite, 41 x 59 cm Frida Kahlo Museum, Coyoacán, Mexico
1951 Coconuts Cocos Oil on masonite, 25.4 x 34.6 cm Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico
1951 Portrait of My Father Retrato de mi padre Oil on masonite, 60.5 x 46.5 cm Frida Kahlo Museum, Coyoacán, Mexico
1951 Self-Portrait with the Portrait of Doctor Farill Autorretrato con el retrato del Dr. Farill Oil on masonite, 41,5 x 50 cm Galería Arvil, Mexico City, Mexico
1951 Still Life Dedicated to Samuel Fastlicht Naturaleza muerta dedicado al Samuel Fastlicht Oil on canvas, 28.2 x 36 cm Collection of Dr. Samuel Fastlicht, Mexico City, Mexico
1951 Still Life with Parrot and Flag Naturaleza muerta con loro y bandera Oil on masonite, 28 x 40 cm Collection of Diaz Ordaz, Mexico City, Mexico
1951 Still Life with Parrot and Fruit Naturaleza muerta con loro y fruta Oil on canvas, 25.4 x 29.7 cm University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States
1951 The Circle El circulo Oil on metal, 15 cm Collection of Dolores Olmedo Patiño, Mexico City, Mexico
1951 Weeping Coconuts Cocos llorando Oil on masonite, 23.2 x 30.5 cm Collection of Bernard and Edith Lewin, Palm Springs, California, United States
1952 Congress of People for Peace Congreso de los pueblos por la paz Oil and tempera on masonite, 19.1 x 25.1 cm Unknown
1952 Living Nature Naturaleza viva Oil on canvas, 44 x 59.7 cm Collection of María Félix, Mexico City, Mexico
1952 Still Life Dedicated to Samuel Fastlicht Naturaleza muerta dedicado al Samuel Fastlicht Oil on canvas mounted on wood, 25.8 x 44 cm Collection of Dr. Samuel Fastlicht, Mexico City, Mexico
1953 Fruit of Life Fruta de la vida Oil on masonite, 47 x 62 cm Collection of Raquel M. de Espinosa Ulloa, Mexico City, Mexico
1953 Still Life with Watermelons Naturaleza muerta con sandias Oil on compressed wood, 40 x 60 cm Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, Mexico
1954 Marxism Will Give Health to the Sick El Marxismo dará salud a los enfermos Oil on masonite, 76 x 61 cm Frida Kahlo Museum, Coyoacán, Mexico
1954 Self-Portrait with a Portrait of Diego on the Breast and Maria Between the Eyebrows Autorretrato con el retrato de Diego en el pecho y María entre las cejas Oil on masonite, 61 x 41 cm Unknown
1954 Self-Portrait with Stalin Autorretrato con Stalin Oil on masonite, 59 x 39 cm Frida Kahlo Museum, Coyoacán, Mexico
1954 Still Life with Flag Naturaleza muerta con bandera Oil on masonite, 38 x 52 cm Frida Kahlo Museum, Coyoacán, Mexico
1954 Viva la Vida and the Dr. Juan Farill Viva la vida y el Dr. Juan Farill Oil on masonite, 39 x 65 cm Private collection, Mexico City, Mexico
1954 Brick Kilns Los hornos de ladrillo Oil on masonite, 39 x 59.5 cm Frida Kahlo Museum, Coyoacán, Mexico
1954 Self-Portrait in a Landscape with the Sun Going Down Autorretrato en un paisaje con el sol poniéndose Unknown Destroyed by Kahlo
1954 Viva la Vida, Watermelons Viva la vida, sandias Oil on masonite, 59.5 x 50.8 cm Frida Kahlo Museum, Coyoacán, Mexico

† The authenticity of When I Have You, Life, How Much I Love You and How Beautiful Life is When It Gives Us Its Riches is disputed.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Frida Kahlo Archived 2016-11-16 at the Wayback Machine at Museo Dolores Olmedo
  2. ^ "MFA Acquires New England's First Frida Kahlo Painting". artery. 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  3. ^ "Previously unseen Frida Kahlo painting sells for $1.8 million". El País. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  4. ^ http://www.sfmoma.org/explore/collection/artwork/15228 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine,
  5. ^ a b Museum of Modern Art – "My Grandparents, My Parents and I"
  6. ^ a b National Museum of Women in the Arts
  7. ^ a b Museum of Modern Art – "Self Portrait with Cropped Hair"
  8. ^ Jakubek, Anna Maria (4 December 2017). "Desperately seeking this Frida Kahlo painting. Last seen in Poland". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  9. ^ a b c d The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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