Frida Kahlo self-portrait sold for record $34.9m at auction

Diego y yo (1949) becomes most expensive Kahlo and Latin American work to go under the hammer

A rare painting by Frida Kahlo has been sold at auction in New York for $34.9m, a record price for a work by the Mexican artist.

At the same sale, a painting by the French artist Pierre Soulages broke a record for his work by reaching $20.2m.