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

The Dream (The Bed)” by the Mexican icon surpassed a $44.4 million Georgia O’Keeffe flower that held the top honor for 11 ...

The painting of Kahlo asleep in a bed — titled “El sueño (La cama)” or "The Dream (The Bed)” — sold for $54.7 million.

The result at Sotheby’s in New York on Thursday reflects steady demand for art by women that experts believe has plenty of ...

A self-portrait by celebrated Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold for $54.66 million in New York on Thursday, setting a record ...

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.

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

A haunting 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has sold for $54.7m, making it the most expensive work by a ...

El sueño (La cama)” by the Mexican artist has become the most valuable work by a female artist sold at auction.

" El sueño stands among Frida Kahlo's greatest masterworks — a rare and striking example of her most surrealist impulses," said Anna Di Stasi, Sotheby's head of Latin American art, in a statement.

A self-portrait by legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold for $54.66 million in New York on Thursday, setting a new record ...

Frida Kahlo was one of the most influential artists of her generation and one of the icons of the fight for equality, ...