Picasso sells for $179M

Picasso sells for $179 million

Picasso’s 1955 cubist painting, “Les femmes d’Alger (Version “O”),” was auctioned by Christie’s in New York on Monday, May 11. The painting sold for a record smashing $179.3 million, much more than its pre-sale estimates of $140 million. Clarence Epstein, senior director of Urban and Cultural Affairs, can talk about the quest for trophy art and why the painting had such a high value.

Clarence Epstein – Senior director, Urban and Cultural Affairs
Clarence.Epstein@concordia.ca
514-848-2424, ext. 4864
Interviews in English and French