Frida Kahlo, a Mexican painter who made quite a name for herself, is known for her deeply personal and symbolic self-portraits. Both her art and her life were marked with pain, emotional and ...

Nephrite jade and 18-karat gold earclips beautifully bridge Kahlo’s Mexican-European lineage, with carved gemstones meeting refined silhouettes and metal craft. How very Frida.

From left, Frida Kahlo in 1938; Self-portrait with thorn necklace and hummingbird, 1940 (detail); Kahlo in 1939. Credit: Photos: Nickolas Muray Photo Archives She would be bored of it all by now.

But, have no fear, Kahlo’s self-belief brilliantly comes through in the interview. At the mention of her husband and the assumption she learned her craft from him, she responds: “No. I didn ...