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

Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait sold for $54.7 million at auction, breaking the record for the highest price paid for a work by a female artist, surpassing Georgia O’Keeffe.

A 1940 self-portrait by Frida Kahlo sold Thursday for a record $54.7 million at Sotheby’s, setting a new high sale for a female artist

A self-portrait by Frida Kahlo is expected to break records when it goes up for auction this week, with experts valuing it between $40 and $60 million. While these are hefty price tags, they are dwarfed by the equivalent for works by men.