Frida Kahlo Self-Portrait Sets New Record With $54.7m Sale
A rare Frida Kahlo self-portrait has sold for $54.7 million (£41.8 million), setting a new global auction record for an artwork by a woman. The painting, created in the 1940s and titled El sueño (La cama) – The Dream (The Bed) – was sold at Sotheby’s after an intense battle between two private collectors. The…