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fromHyperallergic
6 days ago
Arts

Frida Kahlo Becomes Most Expensive Woman Artist at Auction

Frida Kahlo's "El sueño (La cama)" (1940) sold for $54.7 million with fees, becoming the most expensive work by a woman at auction.
fromFast Company
1 week ago
Photography

This Frida Kahlo self-portrait could shatter auction records

Frida Kahlo's 1940 self-portrait El sueño (La cama) is estimated at $40–$60 million and could set the auction record for a female artist.
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fromHyperallergic
1 week ago

Klimt Painting Becomes Second Most Expensive Artwork Ever Sold

Gustav Klimt's 1914-16 portrait of Elisabeth Lederer sold for $236.4 million with fees during the first evening sale at Sotheby's new headquarters at the Breuer Building in New York tonight, November 18. Surpassing its $150 million estimate, the painting sold to a phone bidder with Julian Dawes, head of Impressionist and Modern Art, after a 20-minute bidding volley. Auctioneer Oliver Barker told a crowded saleroom it was the highest price ever paid for a modern artwork at auction.
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