Picasso Painting Sells for $24M

[Billie]

LONDON (AP) - A 1932 Picasso painting of a young lover was sold at auction on
Tuesday for almost $24 million, Christie's auction house said.

An anonymous buyer paid $23.9 million for "Nude with a Necklace" at Christie's
in central London.

The painting, one of the main attractions at a three-day sale of Impressionist
and modern art, was completed at the height of the Spanish painter's
relationship with Marie-Therese Walters and portrays the blonde, blue-eyed
young woman naked except for a necklace.

Pablo Picasso met Walters in 1927 when she was 17. He reportedly stopped her in
the street and announced: "I am Picasso. You and I are going to do great things
together."

"The fluid, sensuous forms of the painting reflect Picasso's love and desire
for his young and beautiful muse," Christie's spokeswoman Alexandra Kindermann
said.

Kindermann said the painting was sold by a private European collector who did
not wish to be identified.

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[Tunzter]

>Subject: Picasso Painting Sells for $24M
>From: pusss...@aol.com (Billie )

>LONDON (AP) - A 1932 Picasso painting of a young lover was sold at auction on
>Tuesday for almost $24 million, Christie's auction house said.
>
>An anonymous buyer paid $23.9 million for "Nude with a Necklace" at
>Christie's
>in central London.
>
>The painting, one of the main attractions at a three-day sale of
>Impressionist
>and modern art, was completed at the height of the Spanish painter's
>relationship with Marie-Therese Walters and portrays the blonde, blue-eyed
>young woman naked except for a necklace.
>
>Pablo Picasso met Walters in 1927 when she was 17. He reportedly stopped her
>in
>the street and announced: "I am Picasso. You and I are going to do great
>things
>together."
>
>"The fluid, sensuous forms of the painting reflect Picasso's love and desire
>for his young and beautiful muse," Christie's spokeswoman Alexandra
>Kindermann
>said.
>
>Kindermann said the painting was sold by a private European collector who did
>not wish to be identified.
>

Here's a pic:
http://www.clevelandart.org/exhibcef/picassoas/html/7138674.html

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[A Adams]

"Tunzter" <tun...@aol.compost> wrote in message
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Just goes to show, money can't buy good taste

[Jeff Pearson]

"A Adams" <kissmyspam@.satx.rr.com> wrote in
news:1G8S8.11221$iU2.4...@typhoon.austin.rr.com:

Disagreement. It's one of the most beautiful images I've ever seen. So
many things so blessedly "woman".

[Phoenix]

In article <1G8S8.11221$iU2.459191
@typhoon.austin.rr.com>,
kissmyspam@.satx.rr.com says...

I think it's beautiful.

bel

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[Liz B.]

Phoenix <avian...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1783354ed...@news-server.carolina.rr.com...

So do I.

LizB

[Plead the 5th]

Money can't buy good taste is right!
Before I took a look at the said painting,
I was prepared to be ewww-ed.
Sure enough I was! That is one UGLY pic,that any elephant can paint!
ewwwww! Picasso and I do not share the same tastes.Strangely,had he
still been alive,
it wouldnt be worth much at all.imo BG

[azindn]

Jeff Pearson <jeffreyj(nospamformeplease)pea...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:<Xns92393CF...@24.28.95.150>...

What is that coming out of her vagina?

[darlene]

azi...@hotmail.com (azindn) wrote in message news:<47c3bbff.0206...@posting.google.com>...

I thought the same thing! What the heck was Picasso smoking when he
painted this 24 million dollar masterpiece?! I thought the wallpaper
image of the man and woman underneath the Picasso pic is incredibly
beautiful.