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 ...
Barron's

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 ...
Artnet

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 ...