Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for record $34.9 million at auction

A self-portrait by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has sold at auction for a record-breaking $34.9 million (£25m).

It is the highest price paid at auction for a Latin American artwork, selling at Sotheby’s auction house in New York on Tuesday (16 November).

The painting, “Diego y Yo”, was one of Kahlo’s final self-portraits and depicts her somber face with husband Rivera painted above her eyes.

According to the New York Times, the buyer has been identified as Eduardo Costantini, a museum founder in Argentina.

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