BNEWS Sotheby’s auction results in New York, the self-portrait “Diego and I” by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo fetched nearly 35 million USD, a record price for the artist’s paintings Latin America.
“Diego and I” by female artist Frida Kahlo. Photo: https://www.sothebys.com/
In the recent auction of Sotheby’s auction house in New York, the self-portrait “Diego and I” by Mexican female artist Frida Kahlo fetched nearly 35 million USD, a record price for paintings by Latin American artists.
According to a reporter from the Vietnam News Agency in Mexico, “Diego and I” is a unique self-portrait of the female artist known as the “saint of 20th century painting”, including the image of Kahlo’s husband, Diego Rivera. , appears on the female artist’s forehead.
According to experts, the work captures Kahlo’s insecurity and suffering, deeply reflected through three tears flowing from her eyes reminiscent of Our Lady of Sorrows, an iconic image in history. Western art.
At Sotheby’s auction, the work entered the collection of Eduardo F. Costantini, a prominent collector committed to supporting Latin American art and founder of the Museum of Latin American Art in Buenos Aires (Malba).
The previous record for Frida Kahlo’s works was $8 million for “Dos desnudos en el bosque” (Two naked people in the forest) in 2016. Meanwhile, Diego Rivera once held the auction record by Latin American artists whose painting “Los Rivales” (The Rivals) sold for $9.8 million in 2018.
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is one of Mexico’s greatest artists and a symbol of the world’s feminist movement.
The female artist’s portraits and self-portraits strongly reflect the tragedy of her life, and have inspired many people around the world over the past five decades./.
