Frida Kahlo

Mexican | 1907 - 1954

Frida Kahlo was a Mexican painter who was born in 1907. Her work is currently being shown at The Rose Art Museum in Waltham and will be on exhibit at The Art Institute of Chicago on March 29, 2025, among other locations. Numerous key galleries and museums such as MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art have featured Frida Kahlo's work in the past.Frida Kahlo's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 20 USD to 34,883,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2000 the record price for this artist at auction is 34,883,000 USD for Diego y yo, sold at Sotheby's New York in 2021. In the past 12 months, her artworks have averaged 66,018 USD.Frida Kahlo has been featured in articles for Hyperallergic, ARTnews and Artmajeur Magazine. The most recent article is 10 Cocktails Inspired by Art for Artsy Drinking written for Daily Art Magazine in February 2025. The artist died in 1954.

Artist's alternative names: Frida Kahlo de Rivera‏, Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón‏, Mrs. Diego Rivera

Featured for Sale

Unframed Oil Pastel Portrait of Frida Kahlo

Style of Frida Kahlo

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Notable Lots

Dos desnudos en el bosque (La tierra misma) - Frida Kahlo

Dos desnudos en el bosque (La tierra misma) ,1939

By Frida Kahlo

-20%

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CONGRESO DE LOS PUEBLOS POR LA PAZ - Frida Kahlo

CONGRESO DE LOS PUEBLOS POR LA PAZ ,52

By Frida Kahlo

+432%

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Self-Portrait with Curly Hair - Frida Kahlo

Self-Portrait with Curly Hair ,1935

By Frida Kahlo

-23%

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Upcoming Lots

Unframed Oil Pastel Portrait of Frida Kahlo

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Recent Auction Results

Frida Kahlo

By Frida Kahlo

Lawsons

FRIDA KAHLO, PAINTING ,2021

By Frida Kahlo

Art Bay Auctions

PORTRAIT ,2021

By Frida Kahlo

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Current Exhibitions

Surrealism(s): Then & Now

The Rose Art Museum

Waltham | Massachusetts | USA

Jan 22,2025 - Jun 01,2025

Upcoming Exhibitions

Frida Kahlo’s Month in Paris: A Friendship with Mary Reynolds

The Art Institute of Chicago

Loop | Chicago | Illinois | USA

Mar 29,2025 - Jul 13,2025

31 Women. An Exhibition by Peggy Guggenheim

MAC/CCB Museum of Contemporary Art

Lisbon | Portugal

Feb 27,2025 - Jun 15,2025

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Articles

10 Cocktails Inspired by Art for Artsy Drinking

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Coverage

“ ..Consistently invigorated by the colors and patterns of Kahlo’s Tehuana costume, these dynamic photographs present this artist, best known for her self portraits, as she was viewed by a third party.... ”
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Telfair Museums, Telfair Academy

“ ..Rendered in vivid colors and realistic detail, Kahlo's jewel-like paintings are filled with complex symbolism, often relating to specific incidents in her life... ”
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Philadelphia Museum of Art

“ ..These photographs—several of which Kahlo inscribed with dedications, effaced with self-deprecating marks, or kissed, leaving a lipstick trace—pose fascinating questions about an artist who was both the... ”
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Philadelphia Museum of Art