A previously unknown portrait by Pablo Picasso of one of his lovers was revealed on Thursday after being put up for sale at auction in Paris with a reserve price of eight million euros ($9.5 million).
Entitled "Bust of a woman with a flowery hat", it depicts Dora Maar, a French photographer, painter and poet who was Picasso's best-known muse.
kAm!2:?E65 H:E9 @:=[ E96 4@=@FC7F= H@C< >62DFC:?8 g_ I e_ 46?E:>6EC6D Wb` I ac :?496DX Q:D G2=F65 2E 2C@F?5 6:89E >:==:@? 6FC@D[ 2 C6D6CG6 AC:46 E92E 4@F=5 D@2C[Q 244@C5:?8 E@ 2F4E:@?66C r9C:DE@A96 {F4:6? 2E !2C:D:2? 2F4E:@? 9@FD6 sC@F@E]Â k^Am
kAmxE H2D A2:?E65 3J !:42DD@ @? yF=J ``[ `hcb[ 2?5 24BF:C65 :? pF8FDE `hcc 3J 2 uC6?49 4@==64E@C H9@ :D E96 8C2?572E96C @7 E96 4FCC6?E @H?6CD]Â k^Am
kAmp8?6D $6G6DEC6\q2C36[ 2 !:42DD@ DA64:2=:DE AC6D6?E 5FC:?8 E96 F?G6:=:?8 @7 E96 H@C<[ D2:5 :E H2D QF?<?@H? E@ E96 AF3=:4 2?5 ?6G6C 6I9:3:E65[ 6I46AE :? E96 $A2?:D9 >2DE6CVD DEF5:@ :? !2C:DQ]Â k^Am
kAm$96 25565 E92E :E H2D QBF:E6 6I46AE:@?2= 2?5 >2C<D 2 >:=6DE@?6 :? E96 9:DE@CJ @7 2CE 2?5 :? E92E @7 !:42DD@]Qk^Am
kAmxE D9@HD |22C H:E9 2 >6=2?49@=J 3FE 92C>@?:@FD 7246[ H62C:?8 2 4@=@C7F= 7=@H6CJ 92E[ 2E 2 >@>6?E H96? E96 >249@ $A2?:D9 A2:?E6C H2D 232?5@?:?8 96C 7@C 2 J@F?86C 2CE:DE[ uC2?4@:D6 v:=@E]k^Am
kAm|22C H2D !:42DD@VD >@DE :>A@CE2?E >@56= 2?5 >FD6[ H:E9 D@>6 e_ H@C<D 32D65 2C@F?5 96C]k^Am
kAmw:D Q%96 (66A:?8 (@>2?Q A@CEC2:ED 56A:4E 96C 2?5 E96J 4@==23@C2E65 @? 9:D >2DE6CA:646 QvF6C?:42Q[ H:E9 |22C A9@E@8C2A9:?8 E96 3=24< 2?5 H9:E6 2?E:\H2C H@C< 2?5 !:42DD@ FD:?8 96C :>286D E@ 56G6=@A E96 42?G2D]k^Am
kAm~E96C 72>65 4F3:DE C6?56C:?8D @7 96C :?4=F56 Q!@CEC2:E @7 s@C2 |22CQ 2?5 QqFDE @7 2 (@>2?Q]k^Am
kAm%96:C EF>F=EF@FD ?:?6\J62C 2772:C[ 4@?5F4E65 2=>@DE 6?E:C6=J :? $A2?:D9[ 3682? :? `hbe 2?5 :D 4C65:E65 3J D@>6 H:E9 96=A:?8 !:42DD@ C6<:?5=6 9:D 4C62E:G6 DA2C<]k^Am
kAm%96:C >6DDJ 3C62< FA D2H |22C A=F?86 :?E@ 56AC6DD:@?]k^Am
kAm%96 D6==6CD 2C6 5:G6DE:?8 E96 A2:?E:?8 2D A2CE @7 2? :?96C:E2?46 D6EE=6>6?E[ {F4:6? D2:5]k^Am
kAm!23=@ !:42DD@ D2=6D 2C6 FD65 2D 2 =625:?8 :?5:42E@C 7@C E96 2CE >2C<6E 2D 2 H9@=6[ H9:49 92D D=F>A65 :? C646?E J62CD]k^Am
kAm$2=6D E@E2=65 Saab >:==:@? :? a_ac[ 2C@F?5 2 E9:C5 @7 E96 Sdhf >:==:@? DA6?E @? E96 $A2?:D9 >2DE6C E96 AC6G:@FD J62C[ 2F4E:@? 52E2 7C@> 4@?DF=E2?4J pCEAC:46 D9@H65 :? |2C49]k^Am
kAm!:42DD@VD Qw@>>6 2DD:DQ[ 2 A2:?E:?8 @7 2 D62E65 >FD<6E66CÂ 7C@> `heh[ D@=5 7@C S`d]` >:==:@?[ 2E $@E963JVD :? }6H *@C< @? |2J `b]k^Am
kAm%96 C64@C5 D2=6 7@C @?6 @7 9:D H@C<D H2D Q%96 (@>6? @7 p=8:6CD W'6CD:@? ~X[Q 2 `hdd @:= A2:?E:?8 H9:49 D@=5 7@C S`fh]c >:==:@? 2E r9C:DE:6VD :? }6H *@C< :? a_`d]k^Am
kAmp >2;@C D9@H 2E E96 !@>A:5@F r6?EC6 2?5 %2E6 |@56C? 82==6CJ :? a_`h D@F89E E@ DA@E=:89E |22CVD @H? 4C62E:G6 E2=6?E 2?5 5C28 96C @FE 7C@> !:42DD@VD 4@?D:56C23=6 D925@H]k^Am
kAm=D\25A^249Â k^Am
