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Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird Francis Bacon a subtle color shift thatThis triptych is formed by three skate decks made of 7 ply grade A Canadian maple wood. 2025 Banco de Mxico Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, D. F. Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York A steady gaze, a crown of thorns, a lifeless hummingbird hanging like an exotic jewel: Frida Kahlo doesnt just paint a portraitshe paints a manifesto. In Self Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird (1940), the artist transforms pain into ornament,