140 million. for the work of Pablo Picasso

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The world's largest auction house Christie's to auction a painting by Pablo Picasso, valued at $140 million, making it one of the most expensive works of art in history.

As reported by Bloomberg, in the auction "a Look ahead to the past" may 11, will be auctioned Picasso 1955 "the women of Algiers" (version "On").

A series of "Algerian women" was written based on the paintings of eugène Delacroix and includes 15 paintings that are named in alphabetical order from "A" to "On". Last, the 15th version "is the culmination of the series and quite remarkable work," said Brett Gorvi, head of international Department at Christie's on modern art.

The painting was included in the famous private collection of Victor and Sally Ganz, known collectors of contemporary art sold after the death of spouses in 1997 for $206,5 million the Cost of this was $31.9 million Spouses acquired it directly from the artist in 1956 for $thousand 212,5