Kahlo Painting, Unseen for 60 Years, Sells for $1.81 Million

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo's “Nina con Collar," an early painting whose whereabouts had been a mystery for 60 years, has sold for $1.81 million at a Sotheby's Latin American art auction. Works by Mexican Rufino Tamayo and Colombia's Fernando Botero topped sales at the auction. “We saw a series of exceptional prices for the giants of Latin American modern art," said Axel Stein, Sotheby's Latin American art chief, commenting on the $16.84 million in total sales...

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