In “El sueño (La cama)”, iconic artist Frida Kahlo depicts herself in a four-poster bed with vines growing across her blankets. This week, the painting broke records.

In 1939, the Mexican artist decided to get rid of ‘The Dream (The Bed)’ when Nickolas Muray announced he was getting married.

A haunting self-portrait painted by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo in 1940, titled ‘El sueño’ (La cama) or ‘The Dream’ (The Bed), was sold for a staggering $54.7 million at Sotheby’s in New York, setting ...

Frida Kahlo’s 1940 self-portrait, El Sueño (La Cama), or The Dream (The Bed), has sold for US$54.7 million (£41.4m) at ...

An image collage containing 3 images, Image 1 shows People viewing El sueño (La cama) by Frida Kahlo, Image 2 shows Woman viewing Frida Kahlo's El sueno (La cama) painting, featuring a sleeping woman ...

A haunting 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold Nov. 20 for $54.7 million and became the top-selling work by any female artist at an auction.

A surrealist painting from the 1940s by Frida Kahlo has sold for $54.7m (£41.8m) - shattering the auction record for an ...

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

Frida Kahlo's El Sueno (La cama) sold for $54.7 million. (Courtesy of Sotheby's | Sotheby's) An arresting self-portrait by Frida Kahlo, featuring the artist slumbering beneath a tangle of vines in a ...

A self-portrait by celebrated Mexican artist Frida Kahlo sold for $54.66 million in New York on Thursday, setting a record for the price of a painting by a woman, the auction house Sotheby's said.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. NEW YORK (AP) — A 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo of her asleep in a bed ...