Picasso’s painting sold at auction for $103.4 million

Pablo Picasso’s painting “The Woman Sitting by the Window” (“Marie-Therese”) was auctioned for $103.4 million in New York, Christie’s auction house said on Twitter. 

he bidding lasted more than 19 minutes. This is the most expensive lot sold on May 14, according to Lehits.com.

This painting depicts Maria Teresa Walter, who is the beloved of Pablo Picasso and one of the most famous muses in the history of modern art. The portrait is made of oil on canvas, the size is 146×114 cm, the work was created in 1932. This painting is one of a series of portraits of Marie-Therese. Traditionally, they kept the auction price among the price leaders. Especially at the auction 11 years ago, another portrait of Picasso’s Muse became the most expensive painting in the world.

In addition, paintings by Van Gogh, Peter Mondrian, Mark Rothko, Andy Warhol, Mark Chagall and others were sold at Christie’s auction house on Friday. In 1970, Mark Rothko’s “Untitled” was sold for $38.1 million; the price of Vincent Van Gogh’s “Trinkvetail Bridge” For 37.4 million US dollars, Piet Mondrian’s work “With Yellow, Red and Blue Ingredients II”-priced at 3.8 million US dollars. 26.1 million…