Frida Kahlo painting sells for $55 million, a record for a female artist

Kahlo’s haunting 1940 self-portrait, “El sueño (La cama),” had previously sold at Sotheby’s 45 years ago for $51,000.

Frida Kahlo Portrait Sells for $55 Million, Setting Her Auction Record

The surrealistic self-portrait was made in 1940, a turbulent year in the Mexican artist’s life as her health and marriage ...

Frida Kahlo self-portrait poised to shatter auction records

A 1940 self-portrait by Frida Kahlo, titled “El sueño (La cama),” could make auction history Thursday at Sotheby’s in New ...
Smithsonian Magazine

A Frida Kahlo Painting Just Became the Most Expensive Work by a Female Artist Ever Auctioned

"The Dream (The Bed)," a self-portrait created in 1940, sold for $54.7 million. The previous record holder, Georgia ...

Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for $54.7 million, setting new record for female artists

A self-portrait by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has become the most valuable work by a female artist sold at auction.

Frida Kahlo painting sells for $55 million, breaking a major auction record

Frida Kahlo's "El sueño (La cama)" sold for $54.7 million, setting a new auction record for the artist and becoming the most ...

Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for $55m, sets auction record for a female artist

A surrealist painting from the 1940s by Frida Kahlo has sold for $54.7m (£41.8m) - shattering the auction record for an ...
Mexico News Daily

A Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for US $54.7M, a new record for a female artist

Frida Kahlo made history this week as her haunting 1940 self-portrait, “El sueño (La cama)” sold for US $54.7 million.

Frida Kahlo's 'El sueño (La cama)' Breaks Records at Auction

Kahlo's painting not only broke records for female artists but also for Latin American art, eclipsing her own auction record set by Diego and I, which sold for $34.9 million in 2021. The significance ...