Les Distractions de Dagobert
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Les Distractions de Dagobert is a 1945 oil on canvas painting by the British surrealist artist Leonora Carrington. In May 2024, it sold for £22.5 million, a record for UK-born woman artist.
It sold at auction at Sotheby's in New York City for £22.5 million to Argentinian billionaire Eduardo Costantini, the founder of MALBA, the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires.[1]
References
- ^ Khomami, Nadia. "Leonora Carrington painting auctioned for £22.5m in record for UK-born female artist". The Guardian. No. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 16 May 2024.