Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso, Claude et Paloma. Oil and ripolin on panel, 45 5/8 x 35 in. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2013. SHANGHAI (AFP).- China's richest man is under fire after his company spent $28 million on a painting by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, with people questioning the extravagant purchase and his patriotism. Tycoon Wang Jianlin's Wanda Group bought the 1950 painting "Claude and Paloma", depicting Picasso's two youngest children, at auction last week for more than double the high estimate of $12 million. "With that money,... [Lire la suite]

Pablo Picasso, Tête de femme. Painted on March 12, 1935. Estimate $20/30 million. Photo: Sotheby's. NEW YORK, NY.- A radiant image from Pablo Picasso’s celebrated series depicting Marie-Thérèse Walter, his young lover and muse, will highlight Sotheby’s Evening Sale of Impressionist & Modern Art in New York on 6 November 2013.  Tête de femme is one of the most vibrant examples of these euphoric and fantastical pictures from the early 1930s, which rank among the most instantly recognizable works of 20th century art. Painted... [Lire la suite]

Claude Monet, Seerosenteich, um 1917-19, ALBERTINA, Vienna - The Batliner Collection VADUZ - Rita and Herbert Batliner’s collection is now going on show to the public for the first time in Liechtenstein, with Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein set to showcase a representative choice of works. The show includes works by Claude Monet, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Paul Cézanne, Max Ernst, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Joan Miró, Francis Bacon, Alberto Giacometti and Georg Baselitz. The Batliner collection covers a period ranging from... [Lire la suite]

Pablo Picasso, Minotauromachie, 1935. (Minotauromachy). Etching and engraving on paper. 49,5 x 69,7 cm. ©Pablo Picasso, VEGAP, Madrid, 2013. MADRID.- The Fundación Juan March presents a small-scale exhibition from July 17th to August 31st centered upon La Minotauromachie [Minotauromachy] (1935), a principal work of the graphic production of Pablo Picasso, which belongs to the permanent collection of the Fundación Juan March.  La Minotauromachie, exhibited in the Madrid headquarters of the Fundación for the... [Lire la suite]

Fernand Léger, Study for The Ball Bearing, 1926. Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection. (c) 2013 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris. CHICAGO, IL.- The Art Institute of Chicago announced a major gift from Massachusetts collector Dorothy Braude Edinburg. The gift, one of the most significant in the museum’s history, is composed of nearly 800 works on paper—primarily European prints and drawings from Old Master to modern—and 150 works from China, Korea, and Japan,... [Lire la suite]

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Le déjeuner sur l'herbe, 1961. Dim. : 27 x 42,5 cm. Adjugé : 171 250 € PARIS - La Maison de Ventes Blanchet & Associés dispersait, ce vendredi 19 juin 2013, un ensemble de tableaux et de sculptures XIXe, XXe siècles et contemporains à Drouot. L’engouement des collectionneurs pour Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) s’est confirmé cet après-midi, en salle 1 de l'Hôtel des ventes. Un dessin signé de l'artiste intitulé Le déjeuner sur l'herbe, trouva preneur à 171 250 € frais inclus. Le... [Lire la suite]

Pablo Picasso, Femme assise (Femme assise en robe grise), 31 August 1943 – estimate €2,500,000-3,500,000 ($3,260,000-4,560,000). Photo: Sotheby's. PARIS.- Sotheby’s has been chosen by Madame Marina Picasso to sell two paintings by Picasso from his granddaughter’s personal collection during the Impressionist & Modern Art Sale in Paris on June 6. The sale will be held to profit the noble causes supported by Marina Picasso – specifically to benefit children and adolescents in difficulty – in line with the numerous acts of... [Lire la suite]

Antonio Carnicero, Title Plate from Colección de las principals suertes de una corrida de toros (Collection of the main actions in a bullfight), 1790 Etching, 10 1/16 x 15 1/2 inches. Yale University Art Gallery, The Arthur Ross Collection PHILADELPHIA, PA.- In celebration of the Arthur Ross Gallery’s 30th Anniversary, La Tauromaquia: Carnicero, Goya, and Picasso presents 70 master prints collected by the Arthur Ross Foundation. The prints explore the long-revered tradition of the Spanish bullfight by featuring the works... [Lire la suite]

Pablo Picasso, Femme assise dans un fauteuil (Eva) (Woman in an Armchair), 1913. Oil on canvas, 59 x 39 1/8 in. (148 x 99 cm). Leonard A. Lauder Cubist Collection; 2013 Estate of Pablo Picasso/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. NEW YORK, NY.- Thomas P. Campbell, Director and CEO of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, announced today that Leonard A. Lauder has pledged to give the Museum his collection of 78 works by Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Juan Gris, and Fernand Léger, which stands as one of the foremost collections of... [Lire la suite]

Pablo Picasso. The Red Armchair, 1931. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Saidenberg. © 2013 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. CHICAGO, IL.- This winter, the Art Institute of Chicago celebrates the unique relationship between Chicago and one of the preeminent artists of the 20th century—Pablo Picasso—with special presentations, singular paintings on loan from the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and programs throughout the museum befitting the artist’s unparalleled range and influence. The centerpiece of this... [Lire la suite]