Picasso nu au collier
Picasso's Nu au collier, a portrait of his mistress/model Marie-Therese Walters, sold for £16 million at auction, roughly double what Christie's had projected. An auction house rep says, "Nu au collier dates from the height of their love affair and the fluid, sensuous forms of the painting reflect Picasso's love and desire for his young and beautiful muse." I love this anecdote:
Nu au collier was painted in 1932, five years after the artist first met Walters on the street and reportedly said: "I am Picasso. You and I are going to do great things together."
It's true: Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole.
