| The Suicide of Dorothy Hale | |
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| Artist | Frida Kahlo |
| Year | 1938 |
| Medium | Oil on masonite |
| Location | Phoenix Art Museum Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A. |
| Dimensions | 23 ¾ x 19 in |
| 60.4 x 48.6 cm | |
| Famous Paintings by Frida Kahlo | |
| The Suicide of Dorothy Hale, 1938 | |
| Roots, 1943 | |
| The Two Fridas, 1939 | |
| The Bus, 1929 | |
| Moses, 1945 | |
| The Wounded Deer, 1946 | |
| The Broken Column, 1944 | |
| Without Hope, 1945 | |
| Complete Works |
Frida Dahlo is renowned for her various works of art and her unique techniques. The Suicide of Dorothy Hale is one of her most interesting paintings. It was completed in 1938, and it is an oil on masonite painting. Frida Dahlo painted what happened in Dorothy Hale’s suicide case, where she threw herself out of a high window.
Important Information
This painting was commissioned by a friend of Dorothy Hale’s, Clara Booth Luce as she was an admirer of Kahlo’s works of art. The aim was so as not to forget her friend’s life even after this disastrous suicide. However she did not like the way Kahlo presented the various steps of Hale’s suicide, from standing on the balcony, to falling down, and finally lying sprawled on the floor beneath the building.
Style
The style of this painting is referred to as Naive Art, which is also called Primitivism.