Pablo Picasso’s Painting Of Marie-Therese Walter
February 6, 2013 1 Comment
A canvas by Pablo Picasso called ‘Femme Assise Pres d’une Fenetre ,translated-‘Woman Sitting Near a Window’ went under the hammer, in London, yesterday evening. at Sotheby’s ‘Impressionist and Modern Art sale’ and sold for £28,601,250. i.e. 45.76 million dollars.The original estimated cost of the painting, dated 1932 and depicting the artist’s muse, Marie-Therese Walter, had been between £25 million and £35 million.
Marie-Therese fascinates collectors because of her profound influence over Picasso.They embarked on a passionate affair in 1927 after meeting in Paris when Marie-Thérèse was 17 and Picasso was 45 and still living with his first wife, Olga Khokhlova. Their love affair is among the most compelling in 20th century art history.She became the subject of many of his most admired paintings and so the primary emblem of love, sex and desire in 20th century art.Marie-Thérèse bore him a daughter, Maya, in 1935. But their relationship ended later that year when Picasso began an affair with Dora Maar, a surrealist photographer and artist. Read more of this post
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