PICASSO’S PORTRAIT OF MARIE-THÉRÈSE TO HIGHLIGHT CHRISTIE’S 20TH CENTURY EVENING SALE
On View at Christie’s London: 17-18 September
NEW YORK – On October 6, Christie’s will offer Pablo Picasso’s Tête de femme sur fond jaune, 18 July 1934 ($8-12 million), as a highlight of its 20th Century Evening Sale. Picasso kept the present example in his personal collection for the duration of his life – a testament to the importance that it held for him – and it remained in his family’s possession following his death, until 2013.
The sale on October 6 marks Tête de femme sur fond jaune’s first appearance at auction.
