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Frida Kahlo’s $54.7 Million Dream Sets Auction Record

By Mark Morgan Ford · December 2, 2025 · 1 min read
Frida Kahlo’s $54.7 Million Dream Sets Auction Record

Hint: It was sold Nov. 21 by Sotheby’s for $54.7 million – the highest ever paid at auction for the work of a female artist, surpassing the previous record ($44.4 million) set by Georgia O’Keeffe’s Jimson Weed/ White Flower No. 1.

Answer: El Sueño (La Cama) – Spanish for The Dream (The Bed) – a 1940 self-portrait by the Mexican surrealist Frida Kahlo.