{"id":820,"date":"2021-06-09T08:44:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T00:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atelierauction.com\/globalupdates\/?p=820"},"modified":"2021-06-08T10:54:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T02:54:06","slug":"the-most-expensive-artworks-by-pablo-picasso-ever-sold-at-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atelierauction.com\/globalupdates\/artist\/the-most-expensive-artworks-by-pablo-picasso-ever-sold-at-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Expensive Artworks by Pablo Picasso Ever Sold at Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the course of seven decades, Pablo Picasso<\/a> maintained prolific periods of artistic output that cemented his status as the one of most coveted artists of all time. The modernist\u2019s most prized paintings derive from various stages in his life: the early-career Rose and Blue periods and his groundbreaking experiments in Cubism, through his output in the years leading up to and during World War II up to the late 1960s, when he was already world famous.<\/p>\n

Central to Picasso\u2019s oeuvre are portraits of his various muses: Marie-Th\u00e9r\u00e8se Walter, Dora Maar, Fran\u00e7oise Gilot<\/a>, and Jacqueline Roque, each of whom the artist had a series of complicated affairs. These portraits, which range from sensual to tormented, have become some of the most recognizable in art history.<\/p>\n

In the years since his death in 1973, Picasso\u2019s stature as an artist elevated to the highest ranks, with some of his works going for more than $100 million in public auctions and reportedly at even higher sums in private deals. Currently, he remains the top-grossing artist at auction worldwide, raking in $245 million across 3,400 lots in 2020 alone. \u201cHe is in many ways the gold standard of the art market,\u201d said dealer Larry Gagosian in an interview with\u00a0ARTnews.<\/i>\u00a0\u201cI think he\u2019ll remain that way for the foreseeable future<\/a>.\u201d Below, a look at the top auction sales of works by the Spanish master.<\/p>\n