Frida Kahlo: Viva La Vida, Watermelons (1954)

VIVA LA VIDA is Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's last work. She completed it eight days before she died on July 13, 1954, aged 47. The painting is a still life with watermelons, a fruit that is a popular symbol in the Mexican day of the dead (Dia de los Muertos). Watermelons are also a frequent feature in Mexican art. Viva La Vida means "long live life" in Spanish.