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Frida Kahlo self-portrait set to shatter auction records at Sotherby’s

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Frida Kahlo self-portrait set to shatter auction records at Sotherby’s

NEW YORK — A 1940 self-portrait by famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo of her asleep in a bed could make history Thursday when it goes on sale by Sotheby’s in New York. With an estimated price of $40 million to $60 million, “El sueño (La cama)” – in English, “The Dream (The Bed)” — may surpass the top price … Read more

Exclusive | NYC artist dresses as Van Gogh self-portrait every year for Village Halloween Parade

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Exclusive | NYC artist dresses as Van Gogh self-portrait every year for Village Halloween Parade

He Gogh-es all out. New York City artist James Haggerty has attended the Village Halloween Parade for the last 15 years dressed as “different incarnations” of a self-portrait of Vincent van Gogh — and revelers find his costume brush-taking. “During one night, I could take hundreds of photos,” Haggerty, 52, told The Post. New York City artist … Read more