Why This Amazing Spring Art Auction Results

Sotheby's Spring Modern Art New York with Picasso, Monet, Modigliani…

Art is the most frenzied orgy man is capable of. — Jean Dubuffet

Pablo Picasso’s ‘Femme nue couchée,’ a portrayal of his muse Marie-Thérèse Walter brings $67 million

Pablo Picasso’s ‘Femme nue couchée’.

At Sotheby’s in Manhattan, a Pablo Picasso painting of his young lover and muse Marie-Thérèse Walter, from the fabled year 1932, sold for $67.5 million with fees to Amy Cappellazzo, co-founder of Art Intelligence Global, an advisory firm based in New York and Hong Kong. She was the only bidder.

“Every true work of art must express a distinct feeling.” Caspar David Friedrich.

Claude Monet’s ‘Les Arceaux de roses, Giverny’ $23 million.

Claude Monet’s ‘Les Arceaux de roses, Giverny’.

Art is for everyone, and anyone can buy artwork.

But, it’s healthy to remember that the art market is for a minuscule, rich select few people.

This is… Jean Dubuffet ‘Le Présent se change en passé’ sells for $4.5 million.

Jean Dubuffet ‘Le Présent se change en passé’.

Maximilien Luce’s ‘Baignesuses à Saint-Tropez’ comes in at $4.5 million.

Maximilien Luce’s ‘Baignesuses à Saint-Tropez’.

Alexander Calder’s ‘The Red Dozen’ fetches $2.1 million.

Alexander Calder’s ‘The Red Dozen’ fetches $2.1 million.

Robert Motherwell’s ‘Spanish Elegy XIV (Palamos)’ fetches $2.47 million, nearly $1.5 million over the top estimate.