TWO paintings from the personal collection of Picasso’s grand daughter are to be sold by Sotheby’s in Paris on June 6. They date from 1938 and 1943. Palette et Tete de Taureau dates from 1938, a year after Guernica. It is estimated at 1-1.5 million euro. Femme Assise en Robe Grise shows Dora Maar with dark rings around her eyes and is estimated at 2.5-3.5 million.
Part of Marina Picasso’s collection was shown in a touring exhibition in the early 1980’s, but this is the first time collectors have an opportunity to buy works offered for sale by his grand daughter. They will hghlight an Impressionist and Modern Art auction that also features work by Alberto Giacometti, Giorgio de Chirico, Wifredo Lam, Marcel Duchamp, Salvador Dali, Max Ernst, Man Ray and Francis Picabia.
The Picasso sale will benefit causes supported by Marina Picasso – specifically to benefit children and adolescents in difficulty – in line with acts of generosity she has carried out in Vietnam, France and Switzerland. Prior to the auction they will be shown in New York and Moscow.
PABLO PICASSO PALETTE ET TÊTE DE TAUREAU (1-1.5 million euro). UPDATE: THIS MADE 1,393,500
PABLO PICASSO – FEMME ASSISE (FEMME ASSISE EN ROBE GRISE) (2.5-3.5 million euro). UPDATE: THIS SOLD FOR 3,793,500