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

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A 1940 self-portrait by Frida Kahlo has sold for $54.7 million at Sotheby’s in New York, setting a new auction record for female artists. This sale marks a significant moment in art history, highlighting Kahlo's enduring legacy and the increasing value of works by female artists.

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Frida Kahlo's 1940 self-portrait 'El sueño (La cama)' sold for $54.66 million at a Sotheby's auction in New York, setting a record for the most expensive painting by a female artist. This sale highlights Kahlo's enduring legacy and the increasing value of her work in the art market.

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Frida Kahlo's 1940 self-portrait, titled 'El sueño (La cama)', has been sold for $54.7 million at a New York auction, setting a new record for the highest price paid for a work by a female artist. The painting depicts Kahlo asleep in bed with a skeleton above her, and the sale surpassed the previous record of $44.4 million for Georgia O’Keeffe's 'Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1' in 2014.