Surrealist Fantasy Sets $28.5 Million Record for Leonora Carrington at Sotheby’s
A Surrealist painting by Leonora Carrington (1917–2011) fetched $28.5 million (including fees) at Sotheby’s in New York tonight, setting a new auction record for the British artist. The dazzling 1945 tempera, Les Distractions de Dagobert, was the star of Sotheby’s modern art evening sale. Estimated at $12 million to $18 million, it was backed by …