Pablo Picasso Maternity (Mother and Child), 1905 Oil on canvas
Private Collection
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A map of Europe by each nation's most iconic artwork.
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Pablo Picasso, The Actor, 1904-1905
In a legal action filed on Tuesday in federal court in Manhattan against the Qatari family’s agent, Mr. Gagosian claims that he bought the 1931 sculpture in May 2015 for about $106 million from Ms. Widmaier-Picasso, and then sold it to an undisclosed New York collector who expects to receive it after MoMA’s show closes on Feb. 7.
But the Qatari family’s agent, Pelham Holdings, run by Guy Bennett, maintains in its own court documents that it secured an agreement with Ms. Widmaier-Picasso to buy the work in November 2014 for 38 million euros, or about $42 million.
If both plaintiffs are able to prove they purchased the bust, this will be most interesting indeed.
Pablo Picasso, The Portrait of a Painter after El Greco, 1950
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‘Portrait de Dora Maar’ by Pablo Picasso. Oil on canvas. 1937.
‘Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris’ , de Young Museum, June 11 –October 10, 2011
Customs officials open a Christmas parcel to find stolen £1.6 million Picasso inside
Well, that would have been the best phony $37 gift ever. I am happy that is has been found and returned. I am curious as to what made it stand out to that custom official and why he decided to open it. Intuition perhaps? The question now is, can they trace it back to the person who sent it?