Picasso Sold at Sotheby's Paris Week of Art Sales

Dec 14th Sotheby’s art sale included Pablo Picasso’s work on paper entitled Un matin au harem, 1954, which achieved €1,555,450 against a pre-sale estimate of €500,000-700,000 and established an auction record for a Post-War work on paper by the artist.

Pablo Picasso, Un Matin au Harem, 1954, Crayon gras sur papier, 500 000 – 700 000 €. Vendu : 1 555 450 €. Record pour une œuvre sur papier d’Après-Guerre de l’artiste.
[from artdaily.com]

Um desenho de Pablo Picasso "Un matin au harem", 1954, vendeu por preco recorde no leilao da Sotheby's esta semana em Paris.

Painting Found in the Garbage Sells for $1 Million

Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo's ``Tres Personajes,'' an abstract 1970 image of three people, was bought by a U.S. collector for 1 million at Sotheby's auction.

- The sellers of Tres Personajes were a Houston couple
- They bought the painting at Sotheby's in 1977 for $50,000
- The painting was stolen 20 years ago
- Dumped on New York's West 72nd Street in 2003
- Found by Upper West Side resident Elizabeth Gibson
- She traced its owner.
- Gibson had a $15,000 reward from the owner
- Elizabeth Gibson also gets an undisclosed fee from Sotheby's

Regia Art drawing over included.
So, have a great Thanksgiving. And thanks.

Francis Bacon Self-Portrait Expected to Fetch in Excess of $15 Million

"Self-Portrait" by Francis Bacon, a 1969 oil on canvas painting measuring 14 x 12 inches (35.5 x 40.5 centimeters). The work is expected to fetch in excess of $15 million during the Sotheby's New York.
Contemporary Art Evening sale on Nov. 14, 2007. Source: Sotheby's via Bloomberg News.


And, a Self-Portrait by Regia Marinho a 2004 acrylic on canvas painting measuring 24 x 24 inches (60.9 x 60.9 centimeters). The work is expected to fetch...

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Tobias Meyer auctions a Mark Rothko painting.[from Bloomberg.com]