The 10 most expensive artworks by women: Quick Facts

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A woman stands looking at Frida Kahlo's painting El sueno (La cama), which shows a figure lying in bed with a skeleton and flowers above the canopy, displayed in a gallery setting.

A cameraman films Georgia O'Keeffe's 1932 painting Jimson Weed/White Flower No.1, which features a large white flower with green leaves against a blue background, displayed in a gold frame.

A woman photographs Frida Kahlo's framed self-portrait Diego y yo, displayed on a dark wall at Sotheby's exhibition in New York City.

Louise Bourgeois: Spider

Joan Mitchell: Untitled

Two art handlers wearing white gloves hold the framed painting Les Distractions de Dagobert by Leonora Carrington, featuring surreal, colorful figures and dreamlike landscapes.

A person stands in silhouette facing Joan Mitchell's abstract painting Sunflowers, which features bold, colorful brushstrokes, on display at Sotheby's auction house.

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