Picasso’s personal watch up for auction at Bonhams
A watch worn by Pablo Picasso as he painted in his studio will be offered for sale at Bonhams in Paris this week. The vintage watch was made specifically for […]
2021-05-19
Peggy and David Rockefeller auction sets world record
Day one of the Peggy and David Rockefeller auction went off with a bang at Christie’s, setting a new record for the most valuable sale in history. The vast collection […]
2018-05-09
Pablo Picasso’s Le Marin (1943) painting to sell
Pablo Picasso’s Le Marin (1943), a self-portrait painted during the Nazi occupation of France, will sell at Christie’s Hong Kong on May 15. The work is valued at up to […]
2018-04-03
Phillips’ Contemporary Art auction sets house record
Phillips’ March 8 20th Century Contemporary Art auction in London saw total sales of £97.8m ($135.2m), a record for the auction house. Contributing almost half that sum was Picasso’s La […]
2018-03-12
Picasso Marie-Therese portrait set to make up to $35m
A tender Pablo Picasso portrait of his great muse Marie-Therese Walter is set to cross the block at Sotheby’s New York on May 14. The work is titled La Repos […]
2018-03-06
Pablo Picasso’s Femme au beret makes $68.4m
Pablo Picasso’s Femme au beret et a la robe quadrillee made £49.8m ($68.4m) in a major auction of impressionist and modern art in London last night (February 28). The canvas […]
2018-03-01
Picasso’s Le Matador to auction for first time
Looking for a reasonably priced Picasso? Aren’t we all. Well, all things are relative, but Picasso’s 1970 self-portrait Le Matador is heading to auction for the first time and the […]
2018-02-07
$50 million Picasso masterpiece to sell for first time at Sotheby’s
A masterpiece by Pablo Picasso depicting his ‘Golden Muse’ Marie-Thérèse Walter could fetch $50 million when it hits the auction block at Sotheby’s next month. ‘Femme au béret et à […]
2018-01-16
Picasso’s gift to his greatest muse could fetch £500,000
A unique ring given by Pablo Picasso to his lover Dora Maar will be offered at Sotheby’s this month, as part of an auction featuring small-yet-remarkable artworks. The ring, which […]
2017-06-12
Swann Auction Galleries to sell unpublished Picasso photobook
Swann Auction Galleriews are set to offer a unique, unpublished photography book about Pablo Picasso in New York next week. ‘Picasso en Provence’ is a maquette featuring 150 images by […]
2017-02-07
Picasso, Banksy and Dali star in Dreweatts & Bloomsbury art sale
Works by Picasso, Banksy, Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst and Salvador Dalí will lead Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions’ upcoming Modern and Contemporary Editions sale. The auction, which takes place in London […]
2016-07-05
Sotheby’s to sell most important Cubist Picasso work in a generation
One of the most important Picasso works to be sold in a generation will cross the block at Sotheby’s next month. Femme assise, painted in 1909, is an early work […]
2016-05-17
Frida Kahlo painting sets world record auction price in New York
A painting by Frida Kahlo has set a new world record price at auction in New York. Her 1939 painting ‘Dos desnudos en el bosque’ (Two Nudes in a Forest) […]
2016-05-13
Picasso’s silver plate set to auction for first time in history
Sotheby’s have announced the sale of a highly rare set of silver plates designed by Pablo Picasso. The Sotheby’s sale will mark the first time a complete set of the […]
2016-04-28
Rare Picasso print tops Sotheby’s $8 million sale in New York
A rare Picasso print has set an auction record at Sotheby’s in New York. Picasso’s Portrait de jeune fille, d’après Cranach le jeune (B. 859; BA. 1053), a linoleum cut […]
