Frida Kahlo painting poised to set auction record in November

Frida Kahlo, ‘Diego y yo (Diego and I),’ 1949, estimated in excess of $30 million. Image courtesy of Sotheby’s
Frida Kahlo, ‘Diego y yo (Diego and I),’ 1949, estimated in excess of $30 million. Image courtesy of Sotheby’s

NEW YORK – This November, Sotheby’s will present Frida Kahlo’s 1949 self-portrait, Diego y yo (Diego and I), the final, fully realized ‘bust’ self-portrait completed before her death in 1954. Offered as a star lot in the Modern Evening Sale in New York, this historic work carries an estimate in excess of $30 million.Continue reading