Her life was cut short, passing away at 47

Frida's health deteriorated shortly after her gallery's debut, and finally, gangrene forced her to amputate her right leg below the knee. Her dependence on medicines grew as she developed depression and anxiety. Kahlo spent the majority of her final days in bed due to bronchopneumonia. She nevertheless addressed and attended a protest against the CIA invasion of Guatemala. Later, her condition got worse, and that night she was in excruciating agony and had a high temperature.

Frida passed away at age 47 on the night in 1954 at her beloved Bule House, it's also where she was born. She was publicly reported to die of a pulmonary embolism, however, some speculate that she could have overdosed or committed suicide instead. A face-shaped urn containing her cremated remains is placed next to her bed. "I hope the leaving is happy — and I hope never to return," she wrote in her journal a few days before she passed away.