The first half of the 1940s were marked by World War II, from watching updates with worry in Times Square to walking through ...

FeatureSince opening to the public this fall in Mexico City, a new museum devoted to painter Frida Kahlo has sparked a series of controversies. Contrary to claims by its owners, the house was never ...

Frida Kahlo's painting El sueño (La cama) fetched a record $55 million. This sale highlights the enduring global appeal of the Mexican artist. Kahlo's life was marked by resilience and tragedy, which ...

A 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold Thursday for $54.7 million at a New York art auction, becoming the top sale price for a work by any female artist. The painting of Kahlo ...

A self-portrait by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has become the most valuable work by a female artist sold at auction after selling for $54.7 million. Kahlo’s surrealist self portrait, which was sold by ...

A haunting 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has sold for $54.7m, making it the most expensive work by a female artist to sell at auction. The painting of Kahlo asleep in a bed, ...

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has become the most expensive female artist at auction, after her El sueno (la cama) painting sold for $US56 million. The painting breaks ...

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Frida Kahlo’s “El sueño (La cama)” — in English, “The Dream (The Bed)” — is causing a stir among art historians as its estimated $40 million to $60 million price tag would make it ...

"This museum was home to the Kahlo family for four generations; we open it to share our legacy." Thus reads a sign at the entrance of Museo Casa Kahlo, a new institution dedicated to Frida Kahlo that ...

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. I was 11 years old when someone—my brother—pointed out the fuzz growing on my top ...

As an art historian, the case of Frida Kahlo troubles me. With her image cartooned and printed onto mugs, tote bags, makeup sets, candles, notebooks, and toys I am troubled by what she has become. And ...