Picasso's Portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter sold at auction yesterday for more than 49million pounds

The painting“Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée” that Pablo Picasso created in 1937, depicting the portrait of the Spanish artist’s muse and lover, Marie-Thérèse Walter, was sold at auction yesterday at Sotheby ’s for £49,827,000.

The auction started at £37 million, so the amount for which the new owner won the work is much higher.

The auction for this painting was part of the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale on February 28, 2018.

Image: Pablo Picasso, Femme au béret et à la robe quadrillée (Marie Thérèse Walter) (1937; oil on canvas, 55 x 46 cm)

Picasso's Portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter sold at auction yesterday for more than 49million pounds

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