Pablo Picasso would be a happy man if he were alive today

 

 

http://money.cnn.com/2015/05/11/luxury/picasso-auction-results/index.html?iid=Lead

 

 

 

A painting by the iconic abstract artist sold for a record $179,365,000 (약 1,966억) at an auction Monday in New York, a Christie's spokesperson said.

 

The 1955 canvas, "Les femmes d'Alger (Version "O")," sets a new bar for the contemporary art market. Previously, the most expensive art work sold at auction was Francis Bacon's "Three Studies of Lucian Freud," which went for $142 million in 2013.

 

Christie's, the auction house that handled the sale, had expected the Picasso to fetch(특정 가격에 팔리다) $140 million.

 

The seller, who bought the painting privately for an undisclosed amount, remains anonymous. The painting was last sold at auction for $31.9 million in 1997.

 

Picasso's most famous works are in high demand and few remain in private hands. In 2013, billionaire hedge fund manager Steven Cohen bought Picasso's "Le Reve" from hotel magnate Steve Wynn for $155 million in a private sale.

 

"Les Femmes d'Alger," which translates to "The Women of Algiers," is considered a masterpiece of contemporary art. It features nude courtesans, a common theme for Picasso, and is painted in his signature cubist style.

 

Picasso, who died in 1973, painted it as an homage to his friend and rival, Henri Matisse, the famous French impressionist.

 

 

 

피카소(1881년 10월 25일 (스페인) - 1973년 4월 8일)

작품 하나가 거의 2000억에 팔리다니 엄청난 일이다.

이런 그림을 사는 사람은 대체 얼마나 돈이 많은걸까 ㄷㄷ;;

 

 

피카소를 찾아보다가 '한국에서의 학살'이라는 그림을 발견했다.

 

1950년 발발한 한국 전쟁의 참상을 그린 것이라고 한다. 파블로 피카소는 한 번도 한국에 오지 않았지만, 전쟁에 대한 보도를 접하고 이 작품을 그렸다고 한다.

[네이버 지식백과] 한국에서의 학살 [Massacre en Corée] - 파블로 피카소 (프랑스국립박물관연합(RMN), 지엔씨미디어)