Four Picasso paintings to auction in New York
The main lot is 'Naked Woman and Man with Flag', valued at $15–20 million; the painting 'Couple' was valued at $10–15 million.
Consensus
- Four paintings by Pablo Picasso created in the last 20 years of his life will be auctioned by Sotheby's in November.
- The auction will take place in New York on November 18.
- The paintings were last publicly exhibited in 1970 in Avignon.
- The paintings have been in private collections since 1970.
- All four paintings will be displayed in exhibitions before the auction, including in Paris and Hong Kong.
- The most valuable painting, 'Obnazhennaya zhenshchina i chelovek s flazhom', is estimated at $15–20 million.
- The painting 'Para' is estimated at $10–15 million.
- The paintings 'Khudozhnik i ego model' and 'Nyu' are each estimated at $2.5–3.5 million.
Points of divergence
- The painting 'Golova cheloveka v profil' is estimated at 3–4 million euros. — vesti
- The painting 'Nyu' is estimated at $2.5–3.5 млн. — kommersant
- The exhibition in Paris will be open until October 23. — vesti
- The exhibitions will be held in Hong Kong and Paris. — kommersant
Coverage (3 sources)
- Four Pablo Picasso paintings, created in the last 20 years of his life, will be auctioned at Sotheby's in November in New York... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Rare Picasso paintings to be sold at auction — Вести
- Four late Picasso paintings to be auctioned at Sotheby's — Коммерсантъ