Diego and I
1949 painting by Frida Kahlo
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Diego and I (Spanish: Diego y yo) is an oil on canvas painting by the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, from 1949.[1]
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| Artist | Frida Kahlo |
| Year | 1949 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions | 30 cm × 22.4 cm (12 in × 8.8 in) |
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In November 2021, it sold at auction in Sotheby's New York for US$34.9 million, a record at the time for a Kahlo work, and for a work by a Latin American artist.[2] It shattered the record previously held by the painting The Rivals (1931)[3] by her husband Diego Rivera (1886-1957) who appears on her forehead in this work.[4]
It is the last fully realized "bust" self-portrait Kahlo completed before her death in 1954.[5][6]
The purchaser was Eduardo Costantini, the founder of MALBA, the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires, who bought it for his private collection.[2] The painting had previously sold at Sotheby's in 1990 for $1.4 million.[2]
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