Frida Kahlo ?Diego y yo? Is the World Most Expensive Latin Artwork
Frida Kahlo sets the record for Latin art. "Diego y yo" has become the most expensive work of Latin art ever sold, blowing past her own partner, Diego Riviera.
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Frida Kahlo, Diego y yo (Diego and I) (1949). Image: Sotheby’s
Frida Kahlo’s “Diego y yo” was sold for US$34.9 million and has become the most expensive work of Latin art ever sold in an auction. The record was set during Sotheby’s Modern Evening Auction held on November 6
Before this staggering record, the title of the most expensive Latin artwork was a painting by Kahlo’s partner Diego Riviera ? “The Rivals” was sold for US$9.8 million.
The winning bidder was Argentine financier Eduardo F. Costantini ? one of the world’s top collectors of Latin American artworks and the founder of the private art museum, MALBA in Buenos Aires.
Kahlo?s painting was a response to Rivera?s infidelity. In a statement following the sale Anna di Stasis, Senior Vice President of Sotheby’s New York, said, ?You could call tonight?s result the ultimate revenge, but in fact, it is the ultimate validation of Kahlo?s extraordinary talent and global appeal.?
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The post Frida Kahlo ?Diego y yo? Is the World Most Expensive Latin Artwork appeared first on LUXUO.
Frida Kahlo, Diego y yo (Diego and I) (1949). Image: Sotheby’s
Frida Kahlo’s “Diego y yo” was sold for US$34.9 million and has become the most expensive work of Latin art ever sold in an auction. The record was set during Sotheby’s Modern Evening Auction held on November 6
Before this staggering record, the title of the most expensive Latin artwork was a painting by Kahlo’s partner Diego Riviera ? “The Rivals” was sold for US$9.8 million.
The winning bidder was Argentine financier Eduardo F. Costantini ? one of the world’s top collectors of Latin American artworks and the founder of the private art museum, MALBA in Buenos Aires.
Kahlo?s painting was a response to Rivera?s infidelity. In a statement following the sale Anna di Stasis, Senior Vice President of Sotheby’s New York, said, ?You could call tonight?s result the ultimate revenge, but in fact, it is the ultimate validation of Kahlo?s extraordinary talent and global appeal.?
READ MORE: Cartier Launches Exhibition Exploring the Influence of Islamic Art
The recording-breaking feat of Kahlo was indicative of a burgeoning appetite and interest for Latin art. Other art pieces from ...
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