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Picasso ceramics auctioned for $2.2 mn

March 19, 2013 19:00
London, Mar 19 (EFE).- A collection of 100 ceramic pieces made by Pablo Picasso was auctioned Tuesday in London for a total of 1.4 million pounds ($2.2 million), almost three times more than the maximum estimated price. Among the pieces that brought the highest bids at Sotheby's was "Vase Gros oiseau Vert," a vase standing 57.5 centimeters (22.6 inches) high, half bird and half faun, reflecting the motifs that inspired the Spanish artist at the time of its creation. The vase, which had a maximum estimated price of $53,000, sold for $157,732.

Cuba's Zoe Valdes wins Spanish novel prize

March 7, 2013 18:31
Alicante, Spain, Mar 7 (EFE).- Cuban author Zoe Valdes has been named this year's recipient of Spain's Azorin Novel Prize for "La mujer que llora" (The Weeping Woman), a work about a lover and muse of Pablo Picasso. The award, organized by the Planeta publishing company and the Alicante provincial government, is accompanied by a cash prize of 68,000 euros ($88,635).

Barcelona's Picasso Museum celebrates 50th anniversary

March 7, 2013 12:46
Barcelona, Mar 7 (EFE).- Barcelona's Picasso Museum is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an exhibition of the Spanish master's work and documents belonging to Jaume Sabartes, personal secretary and friend to the artist, and the moving force behind the museum. The museum was founded thanks to the efforts of Sabartes, the artist's wife, Jacqueline, the people of Barcelona and the northeastern Spanish city's government, exhibition curator Silvia Domenech said.

Picasso lover portrait sells for £28.6 mn in London

February 5, 2013 21:16
A portrait of Pablo Picasso's lover Marie-Therese Walter sold in London on Tuesday night for £28.6 million ($45.0 million, 33.3 million euros), Southeby's auction house said. The colourful and curvaceous "Femme assise pres d'une fenetre" (Woman sitting by a window), painted in 1932, was sold at a crowded salesroom to an anonymous telephone buyer, a Sotheby's spokesman said. It had been expected to go under the hammer for between £25 million and £35 million.

Picasso lover portrait sells for £28.6 mn in London

February 5, 2013 18:00
A portrait of Picasso's lover Marie-Therese Walter sold in London on Tuesday for £28.6 million ($45.0 million, 33.3 million euros), Southeby's auction house said. The colourful and curvaceous "Femme assise pres d'une fenetre" (Woman sitting by a window), painted in 1932, was sold at a crowded salesroom to an unnamed telephone buyer, a Sotheby's spokesman said. It had been expected to go under the hammer for between £25 million and £35 million.
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