SerenadeScribe+FollowPicasso’s Timeless Watch and the Art Market’s Quiet Comeback at Sotheby’sA Picasso painting featuring a woman and her watch quietly rewrote auction history, fetching $139.4 million at Sotheby’s in November 2023. This wasn’t just another blockbuster sale—it marked the highest price for any artwork at auction that year and became Picasso’s second most expensive piece ever sold under the hammer. The event, dedicated to the collection of Emily Fisher Landau, didn’t just spotlight Picasso. It set a new record for Agnes Martin, whose minimalist Grey Stone II soared past expectations at $18.7 million. The evening’s total—$406.4 million—became the most valuable auction ever centered on a woman collector. Other modern masters joined the high-stakes parade: Jasper Johns’s iconic Flags, Ed Ruscha’s witty wordplay, and Cy Twombly’s energetic scribbles all drew fierce bidding, each setting or nearing personal bests. In a market often described as cautious, these results hint at a quiet resilience among collectors chasing blue-chip legends. Sometimes, a single evening can reset the clock on what’s possible in the world of art. #ArtAuctions #Picasso #ModernArt #Culture40Share
zlove+FollowI couldn't understand it before, but now I seem to understand Picasso a little bit I always used to be unable to understand Picasso's paintings, and by chance, I seem to have found the inspiration to understand him. Once I saw this photo, observed from the side, half of the woman's face and half of the man's face formed a new face without any sense of incongruity, exactly the same as that presented in Picasso's paintings. I wondered if Picasso had experienced such a moment and created so many such paintings. #Entertainment t #Painting #Picasso #Abstraction203Share
