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A painting discovered by a junk dealer in the basement of an Italian villa six decades ago is actually the work of Pablo Picasso and could sell for millions, according to experts.. Luigi Lo Rosso ...
In May 2015, Picasso’s “Les femmes d’Alger (Version “O”) sold at Christie’s in New York for $179.4 million — at that time, the highest price ever paid for a work of art at auction.
A painting thought to be a Picasso original was found over 60 years ago by a junk dealer in the basement of a villa on the island of Capri, Italy ... Get sweaters on sale for the whole family ...
The sale of Vincent van Gogh's Sunflowers was the first time a "modern" (in this case 1888) painting became the record holder. Old master paintings had previously dominated the market. [ 3 ] In contrast, there are currently only nine pre-1875 paintings among the listed top 89, and none created between 1635 and 1874.
Garçon à la Pipe has been described as a masterpiece, yet its sale at auction in 2004 for the price of $104 million caused some controversy amongst art critics. Picasso expert Pepe Karmel described the work as a "minor painting" and considered that its high sale price showed, "how much the marketplace is divorced from the true values of art".
The painting became the most highly estimated work of art to be offered at auction in Europe, with a pre-sale estimate of between £30–40 million. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Jussi Pylkkänen , president of Christie's Europe division said the painting is "one of the most important works of art to be offered at auction in decades". [ 9 ]