 Her self-portraits often depicted her in traditional Mexican garments, for example Autorretrato (Self Portrait) made in 1940.She often "paints a complex picture of social roles of the modern Mexican Women", specifically the role women play in perpetuating Mexican traditions.Rather, Izquierdo identified with the ideals and aesthetics of the Contemporáneos, they were dedicated to an apolitical Mexicanness or "A lo Mexicano" and were very critical of the Nationalism Muralists.