Pablo Picasso’s 1932 ‘Woman with Watch’ painting, which reportedly depicts his affair partner, up for auction with an estimated value of $120M.
A famous painting created by Pablo Picasso in 1932 is being prepped for auction and fine art experts believe it could sell for more than $120 million.
Sotheby’s houses Pablo Picasso’s “Femme à la Montre” — could sell for more than $120 million, experts say.Pablo Picasso and Olga Khokhlova’s marriage reportedly ended over the painting of his mistress, Marie-Thérèse Walter.“Bidding for the Evening Auctions is conducted online, over the phone, and in-person,” a spokesperson for Sotheby’s wrote to FOX Business via email.
Knowledgeable viewers of Femme à la Montre recognized Walter’s features in the painting, and that the French model was depicted wearing one of Picasso’s “treasured watches,” according to Sotheby’s.Pablo Picasso poses in 1966 in Mougins, France — thirty years after he painted ‘Femme à la Montre’ in 1932.“…when the retrospective of his work opened in June 1932, there could be absolutely no doubt as to who reigned — on canvas as in his affections,” Sotheby’s wrote in its press release.
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