US EditionRediscovered Picasso Portrait Sells for €32M in Paris
The 1943 portrait of Dora Maar, hidden for over 80 years, sold for 32 million euros, marking the highest auction price for artwork in France this year.
- A Picasso portrait titled Bust of a Woman with a Flowered Hat , painted in July 1943, will be auctioned in Paris after being unseen for over 80 years.
- The painting depicts Dora Maar, Picasso's muse, in a brightly colored hat and has remained in a private family collection since its purchase in 1944.
- Agnes Sevestre-Barb� stated that the painting is vivid and has not been varnished, retaining all of its raw materials and colors.
- The Drouot auction house called the auction a moment of rare significance, as it reveals the full radiance of a previously hidden work.
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"It is the highest auction in France all houses combined this year", welcomed to the AFP the auctioneer in charge of this sale, Christophe Lucien.
Picasso portrait of muse Dora Maar, long hidden from view, sells for $37 million
A vividly hued Picasso portrait of longtime muse and partner Dora Maar that had remained hidden from public view for more than eight decades sold Friday at auction for 32 million euros (about $37 million), including fees — surpassing expectations but far from the artist’s most expensive work ever auctioned.Painted in July 1943, “Bust of a Woman with a Flowered Hat (Dora Maar)” depicts Maar in a brightly colored floral hat. Maar, an artist and ph…
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Signed by Picasso and dated July 11, 1943, the painting, a portrait of Dora Maar, was acquired in August 1944 by a major French collector.
The canvas depicting the photographer, amid the surrealists and Picasso's companion, was purchased by a foreign buyer.
Secret Picasso Portrait Of Longtime Muse Dora Maar Sold For $37 Million
A vividly hued Picasso portrait of longtime muse and partner Dora Maar that had remained hidden from public view for more than eight decades sold Friday at auction for32 million euros (about $37million)
Picasso Portrait, Long Unseen but Undimmed, Sells at Auction
A vividly hued Picasso portrait of longtime muse and partner Dora Maar that had remained out of view for more than eight decades sold at auction on Friday for more than $31 million. Painted in July 1943, "Bust of a Woman with a Flowered Hat (Dora Maar)" depicts Maar in...
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