1. Pablo Picasso

1. Pablo Picasso

The artists who power the $1m+ market
The artists who power the $1m+ market

1. Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)

MODERN, b. Málaga, Spain

Cecil Beaton; © 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Cecil Beaton; © 2023 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Power Rank: 15

Value and supply

Auction totals

Price confidencePrice momentumAverage lot Price
54.4%-5.1%$8.9m
Percentage of lots sold above low estimateChange in average lot value 2022 to 2023 (H1)Average lot value over the period 2018–23

Sotheby’s private sales

(2018 to H1 2023)
$486.5m37$13.1m
Private sales valueSold lotsAverage price

Bidders by region

Bidders by age

Top 10 artworks sold at auction

(2018 to H1 2023)
RANKTITLEDATEWHEREWHENSOLD FOR
1Fillette à la corbeille fleurie1905Christie’s New York8 May 2018$115m
2Femme assise près d'une fenêtre (Marie-Thérèse)1932Christie’s New York13 May 2021$103.4m
3Femme Au Béret Et À La Robe Quadrillée (Marie-Thérèse Walter)1937Sotheby’s London23 Feb 2018$68.7m
4Femme nue couchée1932Sotheby’s New York17 May 2022$67.5m
5La Dormeuse1932Phillips London8 Mar 2018$57.9m
6Femme Au Chien1962Sotheby’s New York14 May 2019$54.9m
7Tête de femme (Fernande)1909Christie’s New York12 May 2022$48.4m
8Nature morte à la fenêtre1932Christie’s New York11 May 2023$41.8m
9Femme au béret rouge-orange1938Sotheby’s Las Vegas23 Oct 2021$40.5m
10Guitare sur une table1919Sotheby’s New York14 Nov 2022$37.1m


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