Why we pay less for art made by women

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.

Women in Mexico City react to Frida Kahlo painting expected to shatter records at Sotheby’s

Women in Mexico City reacted to an upcoming auction that could set a new record for a Frida Kahlo painting as one of her works is due to be sold.
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Women Artists Are Gaining Ground in Major Auction Sales

Sales of art by women reached a new high of US$825.8 million last year—up 7% from 2022 as an increasing number of works came to auction, according to ArtTactic, an art data and analysis firm in London. The total represented 13.8% of all sales at the ...
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Who’s Afraid of Women of a Certain Age? The Market Still Dramatically Undervalues Female Artists—But There’s More to the Story

Artist Carmen Herrera was in her early 90s when her dormant career got an unexpected boost. Art dealer Nicholas Logsdail spotted her geometric abstract paintings at London’s Latin American art fair Pinta in 2009. Not one had sold when Logsdail offered to ...
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