The room in which the artist is situated appears ... That this painted passage refers to part of the actual framed self-portrait that we are looking at adds to the work’s mind-bending character.

Self-Portrait with Monkey, 1938, Oil on masonite, 16" x 12", Collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, New York In October 1938, Frida staged her first one-woman exhibition at the Levy Gallery ...