Frida Kahlo wasn't a Surrealist painter and was the first Mexican artist in the Louvre
The surrealist André Breton encountered Frida Kahlo's artwork when visiting Mexico City in 1938, making Frida Kahlo a friend. He invited her to Paris in 1939 to participate in a significant show in Mexico because he was fascinated by her. She was unhappy with the city and the show, though. She called the occasion a "smokehouse." It was way too picturesque and caricatured of her country. Additionally, some of her drawings were lost, while others were misconstrued. "Until André Breton arrived in Mexico and informed me I was one," remarked Frida, "I never thought of myself as a Surrealist."
Surrealism has been used to describe Frida Kahlo's artwork. Unrealistic features are present, with Kahlo appearing as a human head on a deer's body or sprouting roots being prime instances. Some claim that her art is classified as surrealism. The idea that Frida Kahlo's art was surrealistic was rejected by the artist herself. She said: "It's not fair, she thinks. Never did I paint a dream. What I depicted was my reality". She considers her paintings to be mostly autobiographical.
However, her trip to France marks the start of her receiving recognition on a global scale. Admired in the Parisian art scene, Picasso gave her hand-shaped ivory earrings, Schiaparelli created the Madame Rivera outfit for her, and the Louvre purchased a self-portrait for her. A great and acclaimed artist like Frida Kahlo undoubtedly has a few historical firsts to her credit. When the Louvre Museum acquired her painting, The Frame, in 1939, Kahlo became the first Mexican artist of the 20th century to have their work displayed there—or in any other significant, well-known gallery, for that matter. Another claim to fame is that Frida Kahlo was the first woman to sell a piece of art to the Louvre.
