Leonora Carrington's 1945 painting Les Distractions de Dagobert sold for $28.5 million with fees on Wednesday night during Sotheby's evening sale for modern and contemporary art, setting a record ...

The painting has been acquired by Argentine businessman Eduardo F Costantini, founder of the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires, at the sale at Sotheby’s modern auction in New York.

The painting has been acquired by Argentine businessman Eduardo F Costantini, founder of the Museum of Latin American Art of Buenos Aires, at the sale at Sotheby’s modern auction in New York.

Just some of the 300 insects made by Italian artist Vittorio Costantini were on display Saturday. The rest are arriving next week, according to MOG’s curator of education Susan Warner.

Modern and Contemporary Art from Malba and Eduardo Costantini Collections, the first large-scale showcase of modern and contemporary Latin American art in the WANA region, is opening this April.