Picasso portrait of muse Dora Maar, long hidden from view, sells for $37 million
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PARIS — A vividly hued Picasso portrait of longtime muse and partner Dora Maar that had remained hidden from public view for more than eight decades sold Friday at auction for 32 million euros (about $37 million), including fees — surpassing expectations but far from the artist's most expensive work ever auctioned.
Painted in July 1943, "Bust of a Woman with a
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