Surreal days as Dali brings disappointment and delight
Against the background of the London Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary sales both the major auction players held specialist Surrealist evening sales – Christie’s (17.5/10% buyer’s premium) on February 4 and Sotheby’s (20/15/10% buyer’s premium) on the following evening of February 5.
All the usual suspects such as Dali, Magritte and Ernst, cropped up in both sales but the results co…