Christie's to Offer Andrew Lloyd Webber's Picasso Masterpiece from His Blue Period
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Giovanna Bertazzoni, Head of Impressionist and Modern Art at Christie's, London looks over Picasso's 'Portrait of Angel Fernandez de Soto (The Absinthe Drinker), 1903. EPA/ANDY RAIN. Christie's to Offer Andrew Lloyd Webber's Picasso Masterpiece from His Blue Period http://tinyurl.com/yhw9u5d Click here for a larger image: http://twitpic.com/19d6d2
LONDON.- Christie’s announced that they will offer an exceptionally important and highly celebrated masterpiece by Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) in the evening auction of Impressionist and Modern Art in London on 23 June 2010.
Painted by the most influential artist of the 20th century, Portrait of Angel Fernandez de Soto, 1903 comes from the artist’s celebrated Blue Period, arguably the greatest period in Picasso’s career.
The painting will be priced at £30 million to £40 million and all the proceeds will benefit The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, a charity founded by the celebrated composer in 1992. Working for the public benefit, The Foundation focuses on the promotion of arts, culture and heritage in Britain.
The painting had been consigned for sale at Christie’s in New York in November 2006 but was withdrawn from the auction at the request of the vendor after an 11th hour ownership challenge based on a sal ... More
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