The Wounded Forest Stag

A dreamlike self-portrait presents a human-faced deer moving through a dense woodland, its antlers rising among tightly packed trunks while arrows pierce its body and small red marks gather around the wounds. A turquoise sea glimmers through the trees in the distance, creating an uncanny opening beyond the dark forest. The carefully rendered foliage, elongated limbs, and frontal gaze give the scene a solemn, symbolic intensity characteristic of Frida Kahlo’s personal mythology.