Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Number Twelve: Les Noces de Pierrette by Pablo Picasso

Picasso’s Les Noces de Pierrette is among the artist’s blue period, including some of his most famous works. At the time, Picasso was facing poverty and the loss of a close friend who had recently committed suicide. It was works like this that would prove cathartic for the artist- and lead him to wealth later in life.
Artist: Pablo Picasso
Year: 1905
Year of Sale: 1989
Sale Price: $49.3 million
Currency Adjusted: $85.7 million

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