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Latin Passion

May 26, 2010 by Marion Maneker

Lindsay Pollock reports that a buyer at Christie’s $16.8m Latin American sale was buying in bulk, including a Frida Kahlo for $1.178m:

the buyer was a female Mexican collector on a spree who snapped up 6 to 7 other pieces. Her other acquisitions included paintings by Alfonso Michel, Kazauya Sakai, Joaquin Torres-Garcia and Gunther Gerzso.

Frida Kahlo Zooms Over Lowball Estimate (Lindsay Pollock)

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Filed Under: Auction Results Tagged With: Christie's, Frida Kahlo, Latin American

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