"It Was a Bargain"
A Picasso Sells for $95 Million as Spring Art Auctions Continue
By CAROL VOGEL (courtesy The New York Times)
Published: May 4, 2006
A Picasso portrait, "Dora Maar With Cat," sold for $95.2 million at Sotheby's last night, the second-highest price ever paid for a painting at auction.
A detail of "Dora Maar With Cat," a 1941 portrait by Picasso, was sold Wednesday night for $95.2 million, the second highest price for a painting at auction. The image of Maar, one of Picasso's mistresses, was sold on the second night of the important spring auctions. "Boy With a Pipe" (1905) holds the record price for a Picasso. That painting sold for $104.2 million in May 2004.
By CAROL VOGEL (courtesy The New York Times)
Published: May 4, 2006
A Picasso portrait, "Dora Maar With Cat," sold for $95.2 million at Sotheby's last night, the second-highest price ever paid for a painting at auction.
A detail of "Dora Maar With Cat," a 1941 portrait by Picasso, was sold Wednesday night for $95.2 million, the second highest price for a painting at auction. The image of Maar, one of Picasso's mistresses, was sold on the second night of the important spring auctions. "Boy With a Pipe" (1905) holds the record price for a Picasso. That painting sold for $104.2 million in May 2004.
At Christie's on Tuesday night, an all-star cast led by a van Gogh and two important Picasso paintings played to a standing-room-only crowd. Strong performances throughout the evening left little doubt that the Impressionist and modern art market is still growing.
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