Frida Kahlo, Paintings, Auction, Sold, results

History of Kahlo Painting Sales
and
Auction Results


Tree of Hope, Remain Strong (1946)		April 1977 Sold By: Auctioned at Sotheby's, New York Auction Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000 with a minimum sale price of $20,000 Sold For: $19,000 (The painting failed to reach the minimum sale price but was sold anyway to the highest bidder)

Self Portrait with Monkey (1940)		1979 Sold By: Auctioned at Sotheby's, New York Auction Estimate: Unknown Sold For: $44,000 Late 1980s Sold By: (Unknown) Sold Privately to the pop star "Madonna". Sold For: $1,000,000

Seated Girl with Duck (Portrait of Rosita) (1928)		1981 Sold By: Auctioned at Sotheby's, New York Auction Estimate: Unknown Sold For: $33,000

Portrait of Cristina, My Sister (1928)		1988 Sold By: Auctioned at Sotheby's, New York Auction Estimate: Unknown Sold For: $198,000 May 31, 2001 Sold By: Auctioned at Sotheby's, New York Auction Estimate: $900,000 - $1,200,000 Sold For: $1,655,750

Diego and I (1949)		May 1990 Sold By: Auctioned at Sotheby's, New York Auction Estimate: $800,000 - $1,000,000 Sold For: $1,430,000 (Sold to Mary-Anne Martin Gallery of New York) This sale made Frida the first Latin-American artist to command more than $1 million for a single work.

Self-Portrait with Loose Hair (1947)		1982 Sold By: Mary-Anne Martin Galleryin Manhattan, NYC, to Louise Noun Sold For: $85,000 May 1991 Sold By: Auctioned at Christie's, New York, for Louise Noun Auction Estimate: $1,500,000 - $2,000,000 Sold For: $1,650,000

Two Nudes in the Forest (1939)		1989 Sold By: Auctioned at Sotheby's, New York Auction Estimate: $120,000 - $160,000 Sold For: $506,000 This painting was sold to Mary Anne Martin, the owner of a New York Art Gallery that specialized in Latin American Art. The pop star "Madonna", who at the time was buying and collecting Kahlo art, was the underbidder. May 12, 2016 Sold By: Christie's, New York Auction Estimate: $8,000,000 - $12,000,000 Sold For: $8,000,000 This sale was an auction record for her work. Sotheby's has privately sold Kahlo works for more than $15 million.

Memory (1937)		May 18, 1992 Sold By: Auctioned at Christie's, New York, Rockefeller Plaza Auction Estimate: $1,000,000 - $1,300,000 Sold For: $935,000

The Beauty Parlor (1932)		May 19, 1992 Sold By: Auctioned at Christie's, New York, Rockefeller Plaza Auction Estimate: $25,000 - $35,000 Sold For: $38,500

Self-Portrait with Monkey and Parrot (1942)		May 1995 Sold By: Auctioned at Sotheby's, New York Auction Estimate: Unknown Sold For: $3,192,500 (Sold to Eduardo Costantini of Argentina)

Four Inhabitants of Mexico (1938)		May 1996 Sold By: Auctioned at Sotheby's, New York Auction Estimate: Unknown Sold For: $882,500

Display Window in a Street of Detroit 1931		January 23, 2000 Sold By: Gary Nader Fine Arts Gallery, Miami, Florida Auction Estimate: $1,000,000 - $1,200,000 Sold For: $750,000

Self Portrait Time Flies (1929)		May 31, 2000 Sold By: Auctioned at Sotheby's, New York Auction Estimate: $3,000,000 - $4,000,000 Sold For: $5,065,750 (Sold to an American collector)

Self-Portrait (Oval Miniture) (1938)		November 20, 2000 Sold By: Auctioned at Sotheby's, New York Auction Estimate: $150,000 - $200,000 Sold For: $225,750

Sketch for "Pancho Villa and Adelita" (1926) (AKA: Frida and Her Contemporaries)		November 21, 2000 Sold By: Auctioned at Christie's, New York, Rockefeller Plaza Auction Estimate: $30,000 - $40,000 Sold For: $22,000

Still Life with Parrot and Flag (1951)		May 2001 Sold By: Unknown Auction Estimate: $800,000 to $1,200,000 Sold For: Not Sold (It failed to sell and was passed at $500,000)

View of Central Park (1931)		May 28, 2003 Sold By: Auctioned at Christie's, New York, Rockefeller Plaza Auction Estimate: $80,000 - $120,000 Sold For: $83,650

Self Portrait with Curly Hair (1935)		November 18, 2003 Sold By: Auctioned at Christie's, New York, Rockefeller Plaza Auction Estimate: $1,500,000 - $2,000,000 Sold For: $1,351,500 The price included a second work, a sketch for a second portrait etched on the back.

Portrait of Lucha Maria, a Girl from Tehuacan (1942)		December 2003 Sold By: eBay Auction Estimate: $3,000,000 (Starting Bid) Sold For: Not Sold (Auction closed with no bids) November 2004 Sold By: Auctioned at Sotheby's, New York Auction Estimate: Unknown Sold For: Not Sold (It failed to sell and was passed at $775,000)

Frida and the Abortion 1932		Nov 01, 2001 Sold By: Auctioned at Sotheby's, New York Auction Estimate: $60,000 - $80,000 Sold For: $75,500 June 10, 2004 Sold By: Auctioned at Christie's, Paris Auction Estimate: $58,000 - $80,000 Sold For: $101,020

Roots (1943)		May 24, 2006 Sold By: Auctioned at Sotheby's, New York Auction Estimate: $5,000,000 - $7,000,000 Sold For: $5,616,000 The sale of this painting set a new record for the artist. It was sold to an anonymous phone bidder. Rumors within the art world say that the anonymous buyer was the pop star "Madonna" who owns other Kahlo originals.

Surrealist Drawing (Diego) Colored pencil on paper (1946)		May 31, 2007 Sold By: Auctioned at Sotheby's, New York Auction Estimate: $50,000 - $70,000 Sold For: $48,000

Surrealist Drawing (Frida) Colored pencil on paper (1946)		May 31, 2007 Sold By: Auctioned at Sotheby's, New York Auction Estimate: $50,000 - $70,000 Sold For: $48,000

Survivor (1938)		May 26 - 27, 2010 Sold By: Auctioned at Christie's New York, Rockefeller Plaza Auction Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000 Sold For: $1,178,500 (In 1938 this piece sold for $100)

Girl with Necklace (1929)		November 22, 2016 Sold By: Auctioned at Sotheby's, New York Auction Estimate: $1,500,000 - $2,000,000 Sold For: $1,812,500 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

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