Picasso painting on sale in Namibia - Art And Entertainment
BIG BUCKS: Pablo Picasso’s ‘Femme assise au chapeau de paille’ was recently for sale at an auction in Namibia. Photo: Contributed Erwin Leuschner SWAKOPMUND A painting by acclaimed Spanish artist Pablo Picasso was offered for sale at an auction in Namibia for the record starting price of N$418 million. No bid was entered, though. The painting, titled the ‘Femme assise au chapeau de paille’, is currently being kept in a safe in Europe. The Swakopmund auction house Bay Auctioneers, which also has a branch in Walvis Bay, over the weekend offered the painting as its most expensive item ...
Source: namibiansun.com