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Outbid 30 Years Ago, Eduardo Costantini Finally Won This Leonora Carrington Masterpiece at Auction
Thirty years ago, Eduardo F. Costantini stopped bidding on Leonora Carrington’s ‘Les Distractions de Dagobert’ when the price began to climb. He regretted it ever since.
In a standout, record-breaking moment during the Modern Evening Auction at Sotheby's, Costantini finally won the Surrealist masterpiece for a staggering $28.5 million following a 10-minute bidding battle that smashed the artist’s previous auction record.
The work will be exhibited at the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, which Costantini founded in 2001. A fan of the work for all these years, he remarked that Carrington’s whimsical depiction of King Dagobert I is “one of the most admired works in the history of surrealism and an unparalleled masterpiece of Latin American art.”
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Hace treinta años, Eduardo F. Costantini dejó de pujar por 'Les Distractions de Dagobert' de Leonora Carrington cuando el precio empezó a subir. Lo ha lamentado desde entonces. Y ahora finalmente la obra es suya.
En un momento deslumbrante que marcó un nuevo récord durante la subasta nocturna moderna en #SothebysNewYork el miércoles, la obra maestra surrealista de Carrington se vendió por 28,5 millones de dólares tras una batalla de ofertas de 10 minutos que superó el récord anterior en subasta que tenía la artista.
La obra se exhibirá en Malba, el Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires, que Costantini fundó en 2001. Fanático de la obra durante todos estos años, comentó que la fantástica representación que hace Carrington del rey Dagoberto I es “una de las obras más admiradas en la historia del surrealismo y una obra maestra incomparable del arte latinoamericano”.
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  • @xxnecromancerxx8234
    @xxnecromancerxx8234 Годину тому

    when people dont know what to do with their money...

  • @cu7695
    @cu7695 3 години тому

    The auctioneer is great and Sotheby's looks like great place to work if you're okay with ignoring how many of the artifacts get stolen from other countries to magically appear there. Sotheby's literally created a hidden industry of robbers who steal artifacts well after colonization

  • @Takkforkniven
    @Takkforkniven 3 години тому

    Sad to see that he is struggling financially and has to sell his watch collection.

  • @elizabethkane6665
    @elizabethkane6665 3 години тому

    Destiny fulfilled

  • @hossthomas
    @hossthomas 4 години тому

    Getting shallow Rocky!!!!

  • @paponne8701
    @paponne8701 4 години тому

    Una bella obra para ver en la bella Buenos Aires !

  • @harminderjitgill571
    @harminderjitgill571 5 годин тому

    He's selling them because watches are losing their value and have little intrinsic value.

  • @kerricolwell5080
    @kerricolwell5080 5 годин тому

    Great story - Congratulations!

  • @miacruzsmith
    @miacruzsmith 5 годин тому

    A ir al MALBA a ver esta obra maestra <3

  • @user-xq7ch9gq5r
    @user-xq7ch9gq5r 5 годин тому

    И какой у таких долг? Мне карты

  • @superitlalian88
    @superitlalian88 5 годин тому

    Oh this was truly wonderful to see. So happy he got the piece. Bravo!!!

  • @scottt.4596
    @scottt.4596 6 годин тому

    Inspiring story. Incredibly happy for Mr. Costantini and Argentina’s art community. Enjoy!

  • @archiviste600
    @archiviste600 6 годин тому

    ça doit être un déchirement que de se séparer de ces pièces ?!

  • @walidslimani
    @walidslimani 6 годин тому

    time flows in one direction . and that's why i only have ONE watch

  • @perditachavez
    @perditachavez 7 годин тому

    THIS IS A TRUE COLLECTOR !! MONEY IS NOTHING, WHEN YOUR DESIRE IS THAT STRONG, YOU CAN SPEND EVERYTHING YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE CHANCE TO LIVE WITH YOUR BELOVED ARTWORK <3

  • @ZacharyZorbas
    @ZacharyZorbas 9 годин тому

    You can see how much he loves this piece. Beautiful

  • @vox95831
    @vox95831 9 годин тому

    Pleased to see a female artist fetching such high prices. I love this painting by Leonara.

  • @arlenehutchinson9259
    @arlenehutchinson9259 9 годин тому

    😭😭😭❤ SO HAPPY FOR HIM It is not 1 painting, it is a multiplicity of WORLDS. You could look for a lifetime and see a new each time. Never heard of this artist now I must look for her. Thank you, I love discovering new loves 💘 .

  • @CodCats
    @CodCats 10 годин тому

    great deal, will sell for much higher in the not too distant future if the buyer chooses to sell

  • @STKTSTKT
    @STKTSTKT 10 годин тому

    What an amazing speaker. She oozes with charisma, gravitas

  • @paulmcwilliams1709
    @paulmcwilliams1709 10 годин тому

    I'll take my old Timex any day! It tells me the time just like those expensive watches do!

  • @vanessazannis5523
    @vanessazannis5523 10 годин тому

    From 300,000. to 24,000,000!! Wow what a love story. I’m happy to know that it’s going to a museum instead of a living room. Congratulations sir!

  • @thomasrainbow
    @thomasrainbow 10 годин тому

    Love seeing people who truly love art

  • @dongiogarciasantiago2864
    @dongiogarciasantiago2864 10 годин тому

    0816 Sat 18/05/24 ...mmm...foreplay n gang bang n pre orgy...in da country....in da country...in da country... lol

  • @LazerR0cketB0mb
    @LazerR0cketB0mb 11 годин тому

    For me, watches are about being able to show people how rich I am. It's not about time, it's about owning something really tells people, "I am better than you" lolz

  • @Nothing51337
    @Nothing51337 12 годин тому

    He will have ghost buyers getting it back

  • @AndresAvilez-qz5dr
    @AndresAvilez-qz5dr 12 годин тому

    CAN I GET ONE PLZ

  • @moiradeluca1542
    @moiradeluca1542 12 годин тому

    Gracias !!!! 🙏♥️

  • @wadafuttshowprolem7998
    @wadafuttshowprolem7998 12 годин тому

    He probably puts the same amount of thought into his silverware, small appliances, furniture, and suits and shoes. Notice how all those weren’t encrusted and flashy as hell... just the finest you can buy; usually with a personal life story of where he was and who he was with. Mans got class

  • @maryjones5710
    @maryjones5710 12 годин тому

    I am so glad that people will be able to experience this wonderful painting.

  • @josephdirvin401
    @josephdirvin401 12 годин тому

    Why?

  • @aaronxalapa
    @aaronxalapa 12 годин тому

    Finally

  • @loveforever5484
    @loveforever5484 13 годин тому

    اذا كان بالامكان احد يساعدني في الاجابة هل الفنان سلفستر ستالون يريد بيع ساعاته الشخصية؟

  • @mariaalejandraconiglio519
    @mariaalejandraconiglio519 13 годин тому

    Lo veremos en el MALBA !!! Gracias Eduardo Constantini!!

  • @leannaerickson9745
    @leannaerickson9745 13 годин тому

    Thank you for putting this video together. I had watched the bidding on UA-cam. Bidding was very exciting. The painting is so gorgeous, how can one put a price on it? This video also gives one a chance to take a closer look and enjoy the fine details of Carrington's work. Congratulations, Mr. Constantini. Enjoy this wonderful painting for a long time and in good health. I hope you will also often share it with others.🖌🖼👏🤗

    • @bngr_bngr
      @bngr_bngr 11 годин тому

      His wife will be enjoying it for a much longer time. She is only 33 years old.

  • @dizzydean2023
    @dizzydean2023 13 годин тому

    What an amazing story. Thank you for sharing your perspective on this masterpiece and for allowing it to be displayed for the world to see in Buenos Aires.

  • @BESTLARealEstate
    @BESTLARealEstate 13 годин тому

    I am happy Mr. Costantini was reunited with this painting. The Universe has made it so. Congratulations!

  • @hullygullyrio
    @hullygullyrio 14 годин тому

    I love malBA museun! They have a great collection!

    • @sothebys
      @sothebys 13 годин тому

      A must visit!

    • @guldenaydin9918
      @guldenaydin9918 13 годин тому

      @@sothebys One day, may be!… Thanks..

  • @hombrealagua
    @hombrealagua 14 годин тому

    Qué maravilla

  • @bautistagonzalez9420
    @bautistagonzalez9420 14 годин тому

    Cheers Edu

  • @PW-eo1zf
    @PW-eo1zf 14 годин тому

    What the scam 😂

    • @bngr_bngr
      @bngr_bngr 11 годин тому

      Eduardo is a billionaire. I doubt he has been scammed.

  • @SylvieLooks
    @SylvieLooks 14 годин тому

    Que bueno. La veremos de cerca nosotros también.

  • @HruVision
    @HruVision 15 годин тому

    Investment pieces 💲 other than that watches are almost useless. Time is an illusion concept of your consciousness

  • @citibear57
    @citibear57 16 годин тому

    Hi Mr. Stallone, I own a Timex watch that does nothing else other than telling the time. Oh, it has Indiglo which allows you to see the time in the dark. I wear it whenever I leave my home. I often dreamed of having a nice watch (something in the $200 range), but if you would like to have my watch, I wouldn't mind passing it on to you to enjoy. You could wear this watch and when people see it on your wrist they would think "Oh, that's not Sly, the guy wearing that Timex is broke". 😂

  • @miriamvidueira1839
    @miriamvidueira1839 16 годин тому

    Al menos lo he intentado.

  • @enigmaticons
    @enigmaticons 16 годин тому

    F the watch , I want that bow he had in Rambo III.

  • @javskrew5841
    @javskrew5841 17 годин тому

    The fact that in 1945 she was 28 and pregnant when she was creating this painting is a +

  • @dongiogarciasantiago2864
    @dongiogarciasantiago2864 17 годин тому

    0145 Sat 18/05/24 ..just saw video interview of buyer constantini posted by sotheby's...amazing story of love of art paintings...well done for waiting 30 years to try your luck again and win the bid this time...great story...

  • @drmiteshtrivedi
    @drmiteshtrivedi 18 годин тому

    "I thought it would have been so much more effective if John Wayne had still been alive so he could explain to his fans what some of his pieces meant to him,” Stallone told the Associated Press in July. From A.P.

  • @TsarHare
    @TsarHare 18 годин тому

    drinking freshwater as well breastmilks