Picasso painting auctioned off for USD 139 million
1 year, 1 month ago

Picasso painting auctioned off for USD 139 million

Hindustan Times  

Pablo Picasso's 1932 painting "Woman with a Watch" has been sold for $139.3 million at an auction by Sotheby's in New York. The piece depicts one of the Spanish artist's lovers and muses, the French painter Marie-Therese Walter. The story behind Picasso's 'Woman with a Watch' The painting depicts one of the Spanish artist's lovers and muses — French painter Marie-Therese Walter — seated in a throne-like chair against a blue background. The most-expensive Picasso painting to sell at auction, "Les femmes d'Alger" fetched $179.3 million, including a buyer’s premium, at Christie’s in 2015.

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2-Year-Old 'Pint-Sized Picasso' Sells Paintings For Rs 6 Lakh. Can You Believe It?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

2-Year-Old 'Pint-Sized Picasso' Sells Paintings For Rs 6 Lakh. Can You Believe It?

News 18  

Think about the world’s greatest painter. Laurent Schwarz’s creative abilities were initially noticed during a family trip when he dedicated a considerable amount of time to his artistic pursuits, according to the New York Post. Lisa, who was amazed by her son’s skill, opened an Instagram account to showcase his work and was shocked by the amount of attention it …

Pablo Picasso's 'Woman with a Watch' fetches $139 million at New York auction
1 year, 1 month ago

Pablo Picasso's 'Woman with a Watch' fetches $139 million at New York auction

Hindustan Times  

One of Pablo Picasso's masterpieces, "Woman with a Watch," was sold at auction Wednesday night for $139.3 million by Sotheby's in New York, the second-highest price ever achieved for the artist. Sotheby's employees take phone bids during the "The Emily Fisher Landau Collection: An Era Defined" auction for Pablo Picasso's "Femme a la Montre" at Sotheby's in New York City …

Picasso's Buste de Femme fetches €3.4 million in Germany
1 year, 6 months ago

Picasso's Buste de Femme fetches €3.4 million in Germany

Hindustan Times  

In 1971, two years before his death, Pablo Picasso created the painting "Buste de Femme." Art historians identified the woman in the painting as Picasso's second wife, Jacqueline Roque. But even at €3.4 million, it was still a bargain compared to the record-breaking $179.4 million dollars paid for Picasso's "The Women of Algiers" in 2015. Picasso used his power 2023 …

Picasso's 'Buste de Femme' on auction in Germany
1 year, 6 months ago

Picasso's 'Buste de Femme' on auction in Germany

Hindustan Times  

In 1971, two years before his death, Pablo Picasso created the painting "Buste de femme." Pablo Picasso's 'Buste de femme' from 1971 Picasso and Roque met in 1953, and Roque, who was born in France in 1927, was more than forty years younger than the Spanish-born artist Picasso. 'Buste de Femmes' from Roque's estate The painting of Roque is originally …

Surrealist Masterpiece by Pablo Picasso Comes to Auction for the First Time
2 years, 10 months ago

Surrealist Masterpiece by Pablo Picasso Comes to Auction for the First Time

News 18  

Christie’s hopes to capitalize on collectors’ enthusiasm for Picasso in its upcoming evening sale “The Art of Surreal.” It will feature “La fenêtre ouverte,” a painting by the Spanish master that has remained in the same private collection for half a century. “La fenêtre ouverte” was done in 1929, during Pablo Picasso’s Surrealist period. “his powerful and explosively coloured painting …

Picasso artworks auctioned for combined $109M in Las Vegas
3 years, 2 months ago

Picasso artworks auctioned for combined $109M in Las Vegas

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Eleven Pablo Picasso artworks have been sold for a combined $109 million in a Las Vegas auction coinciding with the artist’s 140th birthday. The Saturday event was organized by Sotheby’s and marked the first time the famed auction house staged an evening marquee sale in North America outside its New York saleroom. Auction officials said Picasso’s 1938 …

Picasso’s works sell for nearly $110 million in Las Vegas auction
3 years, 2 months ago

Picasso’s works sell for nearly $110 million in Las Vegas auction

CNN  

CNN — A selection of 11 Pablo Picasso works have been auctioned for a collective total of more than $110 million, after being on display for years in a Las Vegas restaurant. Pablo Picasso, "Femme au béret rouge-orange" Courtesy Sotheby's and MGM Resorts The Spanish artist’s affair with Walter lasted from the late 1920s to the 1930s, and she gave …

Bellagio in Vegas showing 11 Picasso works before auction
3 years, 2 months ago

Bellagio in Vegas showing 11 Picasso works before auction

The Independent  

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Pablo Picasso artworks are leaving Las Vegas for auction block, may raise $100m
3 years, 4 months ago

Pablo Picasso artworks are leaving Las Vegas for auction block, may raise $100m

Hindustan Times  

Some 11 Picasso paintings and works by the Spanish artist are going up for auction in October as casino and hotel group MGM Resorts seeks to further diversify its vast art collection. The auction will take place on Oct. 23 in the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas, where the works were on display, MGM Resorts and Sotheby's said on Wednesday. …

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