Frida Kahlo's Self-Portrait "El sueno (la cama)" Sets New $54.66 Million Record for Female Artist at Sotheby's Auction

Nov 21, 2025 12:22 pm CST

Frida Kahlo's 1940 self-portrait "El sueno (la cama)" sold for a record-breaking $54.66 million at Sotheby's New York auction, surpassing Georgia O'Keeffe's previous record and becoming the most valuable artwork by a female artist ever sold at auction. The symbolic painting, created during a pivotal period in Kahlo's career, depicts the artist sleeping beneath a skeleton with dynamite-wrapped legs.