“Third Eye” – Frida Kahlo, 1944

This work presents one of the most introspective and symbolically charged visions associated with Frida Kahlo. The composition portrays the artist with a meticulously rendered third eye, a device that bridges the physical and the spiritual realms. This added organ of perception connects to Kahlo’s long-standing exploration of duality—body and spirit, suffering and transcendence, identity and introspection. Created during a period in which Kahlo’s health was precarious and her life marked by frequent surgeries, the work reflects the deep spiritual reflection that permeated her late production. The delicate modeling of the face, combined with the mystic intensity of the added eye, offers a poignant balance between realism and metaphysical symbolism. The painting resonates with themes recurrent in Kahlo’s oeuvre: the search for inner vision, the tension between fragility and strength, and the symbolic reconstruction of the self. Its intimate scale and precise technique evoke her small-format works on masonite or wood, where personal mythology unfolds through concentrated, luminous detail.

EXHIBITION

Name of the work: “Third Eye”
Measures: 25 cm × 20 cm
Technique: Oil on canvas
Artist: Frida Kahlo (signed)
Year: 1944

“Noor Royal Museum Collection – Dubai”