Picasso painting fetches $67.5M at auction
A work by Pablo Picasso entitled "Femme nue couchée" is displayed at Sotheby's in New York, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. This work, along with others, will be up for auction starting May 16. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
A painting by Pablo Picasso sold for $67.5 million at an auction.
“Femme nue couchée” depicts a woman as a sea creature.
“Femme nue couchée is one of Picasso’s most monumental and uninhibited portrayals of his muse Marie-Thérèse Walter,” a description from Sotheby’s says.
The painting was created in the 1930s.
It was expected to sell for $60 million, according to Reuters.
The name of the buyer has not been released.
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