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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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!
I am happy Mr. Costantini was reunited with this painting. The Universe has made it so. Congratulations!
Love seeing people who truly love art
Inspiring story. Incredibly happy for Mr. Costantini and Argentina’s art community. Enjoy!
@aurorachavez8515
2 ай бұрын
Este señor no se porque está obsesionado con las obras de México
He was connected to this beautiful surrealistic work of art, now he gets to to finally own it. That in itself makes creating and collecting art a beautiful experience.
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.
😭😭😭❤ 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 💘 .
I am so glad that people will be able to experience this wonderful painting.
Thank you for putting this video together. I had watched the bidding on KZread. 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
2 ай бұрын
His wife will be enjoying it for a much longer time. She is only 33 years old.
You can see how much he loves this piece. Beautiful
Anyone who has ever bid at an auction knows how this man felt over the last 30 years. You you have a piece that you love in an auction, you bid a little bit over your limit, and then you let it go. You then spend months or even years regretting that decision, trying to find alternative options, and sulking. I am so happy that this piece was able to get back to this gentleman so many years later. Such an amazing story.
It spoke to him and he listened❤️
Great story - Congratulations!
Lo veremos en el MALBA !!! Gracias Eduardo Constantini!!
Thank you for sharing the backstory on this. The feeling is there that this is a story moving forward; whatever the road has been. ♥
Cheers Edu
Oh this was truly wonderful to see. So happy he got the piece. Bravo!!!
Que bueno. La veremos de cerca nosotros también.
Una bella obra para ver en la bella Buenos Aires !
I saw this video before watching the auction. Beautiful moment and meant so much more when the buyer's moment came during the auction sale..
Gracias !!!! 🙏♥️
Qué maravilla
que lindo poder disponer de ese dinero para poder comprar grandes obras!!! Lo felicito y admiro, un saludo desde Buenos Aires, ya la veré en el Malba!!!
A ir al MALBA a ver esta obra maestra
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I love malBA museun! They have a great collection!
@sothebys
2 ай бұрын
A must visit!
@guldenaydin9918
2 ай бұрын
@@sothebys One day, may be!… Thanks..
INDUDABLEMENTE,EL SEÑOR CONSTANTINI,ES UN GRAN MECENAS DEL ARTE,EL MÁS GRANDE DE LATINOAMÉRICA,SU GENEROSIDAD SI LÍMITES, PERMITE APRECIAR LAS OBRAS MAESTRAS , ADQUIRIDAS CON SU PROPIO PECUNIO,NO SOLO PARA SÍ MISMO ,SINO PARA EL GRAN PÚBLICO,EN SU OTRA OBRA MAESTRA QUE ES EL MUSEO MALBA ,DE BUENOS AIRES. ¡FELICITACIONES ,SEÑOR CONSTANTINI!.
I really want to sell a painting of mine...please
Destiny fulfilled
И какой у таких долг? Мне карты
Yea at 30 times the price. Lul
Looks like it was drawn by a teenager with anger issues using crayon or colored pencil.
How about help some starving Porteños with that money? You are going to Hell head first.
24 million? I'm sorry but there is absolutely zero sense in this.
It's a wonderful piece of art. I love art as well. But paying millions of dollars for art, I don't care how famous the artist or individual art piece is, seems absurd if not downright obscene, especially given the good that could be done socially or environmentally with all that money.
Museo mediocre que debe llevarse las obras de Leonora, Remedios y Frida
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