US EditionMexican art historians weigh in on upcoming Kahlo's auction that could fetch up to $60 million
Frida Kahlo's 'El Sueño (La cama)' could set a new auction record for female and Latin American artists with an estimated $40 million to $60 million price, Sotheby's said.
- Sotheby's auction house will put Frida Kahlo's 1940 painting 'El sueño ' up for sale on Nov. 20 in New York, which could fetch up to $60 million.
- The painting depicts a skull on the bed's canopy, which is not a Day of the Dead skeleton but a Judas figure symbolizing purification and the triumph of good over evil.
- Although Kahlo's work has elements of surrealism, she did not consider herself part of the movement and had a critical distance from it, according to art historians.
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This Frida Kahlo painting is going to auction at Sotheby’s. It could fetch up to $60 million
Frida Kahlo’s “El sueño (La cama)” — in English, “The Dream (The Bed)” — is causing a stir among art historians as its estimated $40 million to $60 million price tag would make it the most expensive work by any female or Latin American artist when it goes to auction later this month.Sotheby’s auction house will put the painting up for sale on Nov. 20 in New York after exhibiting it in London, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong and Paris.“This is a moment of a…
Frida Kahlo painting could sell for up to $60 million, breaking records for most expensive work by any female or Latin American artist
Frida Kahlo’s “El sueño (La cama)” — in English, “The Dream (The Bed)” — is causing a stir among art historians as its estimated $40 million to $60 million price tag would make it the most expensive work by any female or Latin American artist when it goes to auction later this month. Sotheby’s auction house will put the painting up for sale on Nov. 20 in New York after exhibiting it in London, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong and Paris. “This is a moment of…
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Will this Frida Kahlo work fetch a record-breaking $60m at auction? Experts weigh in
Kahlo’s El sueño (La cama) is being auctioned off by Sotheby’s
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Mexican art historians weigh in on upcoming Kahlo's auction that could fetch up to $60 million
Frida Kahlo’s painting “El sueño (La cama)” is expected to fetch between $40 million and $60 million at auction, potentially making it the most expensive work by a female or Latin American artist.
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