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Sotheby's to Auction Frida Kahlo Painting in November With $40–$60 Million Estimate

The pricing signals a run at the top auction marks for Kahlo, possibly even for any woman artist.

Frida Kahlo, en su cama, donde se retrató en el cuadro que ahora podría batir un récord.
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Overview

  • Sotheby's schedules the New York auction for early November within a dedicated surrealist sale that also features works by Dalí, Ernst, Magritte and Tanguy.
  • Public viewings are underway in London through Tuesday, followed by a New York exhibition opening November 8 at the auction house's new Marcel Breuer–designed Upper East Side headquarters.
  • The estimate positions the work near Kahlo's auction high of $34.9 million from 2021 and the $44.4 million record for a woman artist held by Georgia O'Keeffe.
  • One outlet reports the painting as El sueño (La cama) with specific imagery, a detail reported in coverage rather than confirmed by Sotheby's materials.
  • November remains a peak month for New York sales of 20th- and 21st-century art, with houses concentrating marquee lots as categories like sports and luxury gain traction.