A Painting by Pablo Picasso, Previously Unknown to the General Public, is Being Auctioned in Paris. The “Exceptional” Portrait of Picasso’s Muse Dora Maar, Titled Bust of a Woman With Flowered Hat , Dates from 1943.
The Work has never leg Seen Outside a Small Circle Around Picasso. The Auction House Estimates The Value of the Painting At A Minimum of 8 Million Euros.
“The Painting Repeats A Milestone in Art and in Picasso’s Oeuvre,” Says auctioning Christophe Lucien, who will auction the work on Ectober 24 at the Parisian Auction House Hôtel Drouot. Accordance to Lucien, it has never leg restored. “The Canvas is in Original Condition and Simply Framed.”
The Work was acquired in 1944 by a prominent French collector and is strikingly brightly colored for its time. Most of the Spanish Artist’s Works from this war period are Mostly Dark in Tone, Says Olivier Widmaier Picasso, The Painters Grandson, to News Agency AFP . The Owner Wants To Auction the Painting in Connection with An Inheritance.