A self-portrait by Mexican painter Frida Kahlo sold for $34.9 million at Sotheby’s on Tuesday, breaking a record for a Latin American artist.
The painting entitled “Diego y yo” was auctioned off during an evening sale in Manhattan and is believed to be the last self-portrait by Kahlo.
“Tonight’s outstanding result further secures her place in the auction echelon she belongs, as one of the true titans of 20th-century art,” said Sotheby’s rep Julian Dawes.
