Iconic Mexican Artist Frida Kahlo Painting Sells at Auction for Record $8 Million The Express Tribune
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“Two Nudes in the Forest (The Earth Itself)” (FridaKahlo.org)

A painting by Frida Kahlo depicting two nude women sold Thursday in New York for a record $8 million, the highest price yet for any work by the iconic Mexican artist, Christie’s said.

The 1939 painting “Two Nudes in the Forest (The Earth Itself)” was estimated to be worth $8 to $12 million. Despite selling at the bottom of that range, it surpassed the previous auction record for Kahlo.

In 2006, her painting “Roots” sold for $5.6 million during a Sotheby’s auction in New York.

Kahlo (1907-1954) was the first Latin-American artist to cross the million-dollar threshold when her painting “Diego y Yo” went for $1.4 million in 1990.

Her personality, style and relatively small number of works have made her one of the most sought-after Latin American artists for decades.

The price of sale Thursday, $8.005 million to be exact, is also a record for any Latin American artist at auction, Christie’s said.

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