Sotheby's 'New York Marquee Evening Sales' garnered $235.1 million, a 22.5% decline from the previous year.

Despite the lower total, the auction had a high sell-through rate of 96%.

Monet's 'Meules à Giverny' was the top sale at $34.8 million.

Leonora Carrington set a new artist record with 'Les Distractions de Dagobert' selling for $28.5 million to Eduardo F. Costantini.

Carrington's sale positions her as the fourth highest selling Surrealist and fifth highest selling woman artist ever.

The auction reflected a heightened interest in female Surrealist artists, indicating a broader cultural shift.