The name of the British artist, naturalized Mexican, becomes news after an auction held by Sotheby's in New York on May 15th.

The work "The Distractions of Dagoberto" (1945) had been estimated at a sale price of between $12 million and $18 million dollars. However, to everyone's surprise, after 10 minutes of bidding, the sale price reached $28.5 million and with this Carrington joined the list of the 5 most sought-after women artists.

The milestone not only led her to enter that list, she also surpassed other surrealists such as Max Ernst and Salvador Dalí, according to Sotheby's. The great importance of breaking records and considering such lists is due to the fact that the records of the results of the auctions are taken into account to assess the importance of an artist's price of his works in future auctions.

The bidder who acquired the work was Eduardo F. Constantini, founder of the Museum of Latin American Art in Buenos Aires. Carrington's work will share this enclosure with works by Frida Kahlo and Remedios Varo.

Sources: Artsy, The Economist