DiCaprio laid out for Dali $ 1, 2 million

Leonardo DiCaprio on the New York Christie's auction bought a picture of the legendary surrealist Salvador Dali's "Cavalry on parade" for $ 1, 2 million. The actor initially set his sights on the work of Pablo Picasso. But after both his bets were killed, DiCaprio turned his attention to painting Dali. Estimate bid was $ 1, $ 2 1, 8 million. If the buyer is not a person, against the background of multi-million dollar acquisitions this purchase would have remained almost invisible. The picture "The cavalry parade" Spanish surrealist wrote in 1942 in the period of emigration to the United States, where he hid himself from the raging war on the European continent. This work - just about the war, and the ball, which aimed lance rider - Earth.