Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Number Six: Garçon à la pipe by Pablo Picasso

The “boy at the pipe” is Picasso’s most highly priced painting on this list, having sold for $104.2 million in 2004 (currency adjusted to $118.9 million). The boy in the painting was among the community of entertainers living in the Montmartre section of Paris, many of which were the subjects of Picasso’s red period.
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Year: 1905
Year of Sale: 2004
Sale Price: $104.2 million
Currency Adjusted: $118.9 million

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