Coverage dated November 16, 2021

Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for $35 million at auction

Headline from FOX 5 New York

A Frida Kahlo self-portrait that shows the artist with the face of her husband, Diego Rivera, in the middle of her forehead has sold at Sotheby's in New York for $34.9 million.

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  1. France 24

    Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for record $35 million at New York auction (opens France 24)

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    A self-portrait by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo featuring her husband, artist Diego Rivera, sold at auction on Tuesday for $34.9 million, the highest price ever paid for a painting by a Latin American…

  2. Sioux City Journal

    Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for record $35M at auction (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — A Frida Kahlo self-portrait that shows the artist with the face of her husband, Diego Rivera, in the middle of her forehead, sold at Sotheby's in

  3. Deutsche Welle

    Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for record $35 million | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's "Diego and I" has sold at auction for the highest price ever paid for a painting by a Latin American artist.

  4. FOX 5 New York

    Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for $35 million at auction (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    A Frida Kahlo self-portrait that shows the artist with the face of her husband, Diego Rivera, in the middle of her forehead has sold at Sotheby's in New York for $34.9 million.

  5. Washington Examiner

    Frida Kahlo self-portrait breaks record at auction (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    A painting by acclaimed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo set a record on Tuesday when it sold for $34.9 million at auction.

  6. KTVU San Francisco

    Frida Kahlo's 'Diego y yo' self-portrait sells for record $34.9 million (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Frida Kahlo’s “Diego y yo,” one of the artist’s final self-portraits, sold this week for a record $34.9 million at Sotheby’s in New York City.

  7. The Week

  8. The Guardian

    Frida Kahlo self-portrait sold for record $34.9m at auction (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Diego y yo (1949) becomes most expensive Kahlo and Latin American work to go under the hammer

  9. Washington Post

    Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for nearly $35 million, setting record for Latin American art (opens Washington Post)

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    Kahlo's latest sale shattered the previous record held by fellow Mexican painter and Kahlo's husband, Diego Rivera.

  10. New York Times

    Frida Kahlo Self-Portrait Sells for $34.9 Million (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The sale at Sotheby’s on Tuesday was a benchmark for Kahlo and was the most valuable work of Latin American art ever sold at auction.

  11. Towleroad Gay News

    New York Auction Smashes Record For Frida Kahlo Work (opens Towleroad Gay News)

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    Towleroad Gay News's feed description

    New York (AFP) - A rare painting by Frida Kahlo sold in a New York auction house Tuesday for almost $35 million, a record price for a work by the iconic

  12. CBS News

    Frida Kahlo's self portrait sells for nearly $35 million, the most ever for a Latin American artist (opens CBS News)

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    The self-portrait was one of the Mexican painter's last self-portraits before her death.

  13. Newsweek

    Frida Kahlo portrait sells for $34.9M, most ever for Latin American artwork (opens Newsweek)

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    The self-portrait was reportedly completed by Kahlo in 1949

  14. NBC 6 South Florida

    Frida Kahlo's Self-Portrait ‘Diego y Yo' Breaks Records, Sells for $34.9 Million (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    Painted five years before her death, “Diego y yo” is considered to be Kahlo’s final self-portrait.

  15. Advocate

    Frida Kahlo's 'Diego and I' Smashes Record for Latin American Art (opens Advocate)

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    Advocate's feed description

    The queer icon's self-portrait became the most expensive piece of artwork by a Latin American artist, surpassing the record held by her husband, Diego Rivera.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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