Les Distractions de Dagobert is an oil on canvas painting by the British surrealist artist Leonora Carrington, from 1945. In May 2024, it sold for US$28.5 million (£22.5 million), a record for UK-born woman artist.[1]
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][2]
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- ^ a b Jacobs, Harrison (15 May 2024). "New Record for Leonora Carrington as Surrealist Painting Sells for $28.5 M. at Sotheby's". ARTnews. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
- ^ 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.
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