A self-portrait by legendary Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold for $54.66 million in New York on Thursday, setting a new record for the price of a painting by a woman, the auction house Sotheby's said.

Many of these records were set within the past decade. Frida Kahlo, El sueño (La cama) (1940). Courtesy of Sotheby's. This work has appeared in every major Krasner retrospective. It was even stolen in ...

The record-breaking result for Frida Kahlo’s surreal self-portrait El sueño (La cama) Thursday evening at Sotheby’s in New York highlights a trend gaining steam for female artists whose works are ...

“El sueño (La cama)” (1940), a surreal rumination on dreams, nightmares, and the afterlife, sold for $54.7M at Sotheby's. Frida Kahlo, “El sueño (La cama)” (1940) (all images courtesy Sotheby's New ...

A self-portrait by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has become the most valuable work by a female artist sold at auction after selling for $54.7 million. Kahlo’s surrealist self portrait, which was sold by ...

A self-portrait by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo is expected to break records when it goes up for auction in New York this week. The surrealist painting, being sold on November 20 by a private collector, ...

A cache of classic TV costumes fetched an eye-popping sum at auction. Costumes and props from the original 'Batman' and 'Wonder Woman' shows sold at auction for over $1 million combined. William ...

Over the last 15 years, prices paid at auction houses for paintings, sculptures and other art have skyrocketed, setting ever-higher bars for the most expensive art sold at auctions. Owning art has ...