| Diego and I | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Frida Kahlo |
| Year | 1949 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Movement | |
Diego and I (Spanish: Diego y yo) is a 1949 oil painting by the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907-1954).
In November 2021, it sold at auction in Sotheby's New York for US$34.9 million, a record for a Kahlo work, and for a work by a Latin American artist. [1] It shattered the record previously held by the painting The Rivals (1931) [2] by her husband Diego Rivera (1886-1957) who appears on her forehead in this work. [3]
It is the last fully realized "bust" self-portrait Kahlo completed before her death in 1954. [4] [5]
The purchaser was Eduardo Costantini, the founder of MALBA, the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires, who bought it for his private collection. [1] The painting had previously sold at Sotheby's in 1990 for $1.4 million. [1]
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References
- ^ a b c "Frida Kahlo self-portrait sold for record $34.9m at auction". The Guardian. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Diego Rivera. The Rivals. 1931 | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art.
- ^ Chappell, Bill (November 17, 2021). "Frida Kahlo just shattered an auction record, ousting her husband". NPR.
- ^ Hahn, Jason Duaine (17 November 2021). "Frida Kahlo Self-Portrait Sells for $34.9M, Beats Record Held by Husband: 'Ultimate Revenge'". People.
- ^ McDougall, A. J. (November 17, 2021). "Frida Kahlo Self-Portrait Sells for $34.9M, Shattering Husband's Record". The Daily Beast.
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