Christie's Lates Picasso: A 50-year Legacy
Celebrating Picasso's artistic legacy
One of history’s most influential artists, Pablo Picasso devoted his life to art for nearly 80 years. Throughout his long and varied career, Picasso produced more than 20,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, theatre sets and costumes. His innovation and genius continue to inspire beyond his time.
2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the Spanish master’s death. As the leading auction house for works by Picasso, Christie’s will commemorate the artist and his momentous legacy throughout the year.
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973), Vallauris France, 1954 © Arnold Newman
This September, for an enriching evening filled with talks, workshops and performances as Christie's celebrates the artistic legacy of Pablo Picasso, one of history’s greatest visionaries. 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Pablo Picasso, and the next edition of Christie’s Lates will form part of a global year-long programme of auctions and initiatives exploring his astonishing oeuvre of over 20,000 paintings, prints, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, theatre sets and costumes. Delve into the heart of his creative process, discovering the ingenious techniques that brought his creations to life and how his revolutionary approach continues to shape contemporary art and design.
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
Femme assise dans un fauteuil tressé, en gris (Françoise)
dated '11.12.53.' (upper right); dated again and inscribed '11.12.53. Vallauris' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
45 3/4 x 35 in. (116.2 x 88.9 cm.)
Painted in Vallauris on 11 December 1953
Price Realised GBP 5,322,000 at Christie’s London, 28 February 2023
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
Femme dans un rocking-chair (Jacqueline)
signed 'Picasso' (centre left); indistinctly dated '25.3.56' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
76 x 51 1/4 in. (194.5 x 130.1 cm.)
Painted at La Californie on 25 March 1956
Price Realised GBP 16,892,000 at Christie’s London, 28 February 2023
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
La femme au tambourin
etching and aquatint, 1939, on Arches wove paper, a very good impression of the fifth (final) state, printing with velvety blacks and rich contrasts, signed in pencil and numbered 6/30, published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris, 1943, with wide margins, deckle edges at left and right
Plate 665 x 512 mm.
Sheet 751 x 570 mm.
Price realised GBP 661,500 at Christie’s London, 28 February 2023
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
Mousquetaire I (Espagnol du XVllème siècle)
dated ‘21.4.67’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
51 x 38 1/4 in. (128.3 x 97.1 cm.)
Painted on 21 April 1967
Price Realised GBP 5,442,000 at Christie’s London, 28 February 20
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
Compotier et verres
signed 'Picasso' (lower right) and dated '16 June 43' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
18 1/4 x 24 in. (46.5 x 61 cm).
Painted on 16 June 1943
Price Realised GBP 1,962,000 at Christie’s London, 28 February 2023
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
Grand vase aux femmes voilées (A.R. 116)
stamped, marked and numbered 'Madoura Plein Feu / Empreinte Originale de Picasso / 18' (inside the rim)
terracotta vase, partially engraved, with coloured engobe
height: 25 5/8 in. (65 cm.)
Conceived in 1950 and executed in a numbered edition of 25
Price Realised GBP 327,600 at Christie’s London, 3 March 2023
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
Buste de femme d'après Cranach le Jeune
linocut in colours, 1958, on Arches wove paper, signed in blue crayon, numbered 31/50, a very good impression of this highly important print, the colours fresh and bright, published by Galerie Louise Leiris, Paris
Image 650 x 533 mm.
Sheet 765 x 570 mm.
Price Realised GBP 567,000 at Christie’s London, 16 March 2023
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
Oiseau
dated '12.2.39''' (upper left)
oil on canvas
14 x 18 cm. (5 1/2 x 7 1/8 in.)
Executed on 12 February 1939
Price Realised EUR 378,000 at Christie’s Paris, 4 April 2023
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
Tête d'homme (III)
dated and inscribed '4.12.64.III' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
55 x 46 cm. (21 5/8 x 18 1/8 in.)
Painted in Mougins on 4 December 1964
Price Realised EUR 2,022,000 at Christie’s Paris, 4 April 2023
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
Tête de femme
signed 'Picasso' (lower right)
pen and India ink on paper
16.9 x 10.3 cm. (6 5/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
Executed in 1908
Price Realised EUR 252,000 at Christie’s Paris, 4 April 2023
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
Buste d'homme lauré
dated '11.5.69.' (on the reverse)
oil and Ripolin on canvas
115.7 x 88.8 cm. (45 5/8 x 35 in.)
Painted on 11 May 1969
Price Realised USD 8,460,000 at Christie’s New York, 17 May 2023
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
Nu couché
signed, dated and inscribed 'Picasso Samedi 12.7.69.' (upper left)
oil stick and colored wax crayons on paper
19 3/4 x 25 7/8 in. (50.2 x 65.5 cm.)
Drawn on 12 July 1969
Price Realised USD 856,800 at Christie’s New York, 17 May 2023
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
L'Arlésienne (Lee Miller)
dated and numbered '11 Septembre 37 (I)' (on the stretcher)
oil and Ripolin on canvas
28 7/8 x 23 1/2 in. (72.7 x 59.8 cm.)
Painted in Mougins on 11 September 1937
Price Realised USD 24,560,000 at Christie’s New York, 11 May 2023
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
Cafetière, tasse et pipe
signed 'Picasso' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 10 5/8 in. (46 x 27 cm.)
Painted in Paris in winter 1911
Price Realised USD 11,335,000 at Christie’s New York, 11 May 2023
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
Nature morte à la fenêtre
dated ’18-1-XXXII’ (on a section of the original stretcher affixed to the backing board)
oil on canvas
51 x 63 7/8 in. (129.7 x 162.3 cm.)
Painted on 18 January 1932
Price Realised USD 41,810,000 at Christie’s New York, 11 May 2023
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
Tête de femme
signed and dated 'Picasso 21' (upper left)
oil on canvas
7 3/8 x 6 1/4 in. (18.6 x 16 cm.)
Painted in Fontainebleau in Summer 1921
Price Realised GBP 1,250,000 at Christie’s London, 28 June 2023
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
Le peintre et son modèle
signed 'Picasso' (upper left); dated and numbered '10.4.63. I' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
28 3/4 x 39 3/8 in. (73 x 100 cm.)
Painted on 10 April 1963
Price Realised USD 3,317,000 at Christie’s New York, 13 May 2023
Pablo Picasso (Spain, 1881-1973)
Tête de femme (Dora Maar)
dated '7.1.39.' (centre left)
oil on paper
12 5/8 x 8 3/8 in. (32.1 x 21.4 cm.)
Painted on 7 January 1939
Price Realised GBP 529,200 at Christie’s London, 28 June 2023
