Pablo Picasso
Spanish · 1881–1973 · Painter, Printmaker
Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish painter and sculptor who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
La DormeusePhillips · £41,859,000≈ $58,117,036≈ €46,789,337Sign up to see
Femme en corset lisant un livrePhillips · $14,762,500≈ £12,007,890≈ €13,765,852Sign up to see
Figures et plantePhillips · $10,267,000≈ £8,261,184≈ €9,756,723Sign up to see
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ArtSell has recorded 5,358 auction results for Pablo Picasso between 1994 and 2026, of which 4,767 sold (89%). A further 326 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $25Sign up free to see to $58MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $58MSign up free to see for La Dormeuse at Phillips in March 2018. The most common medium is lithographs (1,373 lots). Most results come from Phillips (1,142), Kornfeld (666) and Ketterer Kunst (471).
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- Têtes de Béliers, 1945HK$83,850≈ $10,687≈ £8,067≈ €9,411Sign up free to see
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Also offered, result not published (326)
Lots by Pablo Picasso that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Pablo Picasso: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Pablo Picasso at auction?
$58,117,036Sign up free to see, for La Dormeuse at Phillips (March 2018) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Pablo Picasso?
The median sale price is $7.1kSign up free to see across 4,757 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Pablo Picasso have sold at auction?
4,767 of 5,358 recorded lots sold between 1994 and 2026. 326 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Pablo Picasso?
Phillips, Kornfeld and Ketterer Kunst account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Kornfeld · Ketterer Kunst
Pablo Picasso signature
2,271 catalogued lots by Pablo Picasso record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (73% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Inscribed '23/50' lower left; signed 'Picasso' lower right
— Têtes de Béliers, Phillips, Sep 30, 2026Signed at the bottom right in black, "Picasso"; numbered at the bottom left in pencil, "51/200"
— Still Life with Candlestick, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026Signed lower right, in black, "Picasso"; numbered lower left, with pencil, "44/200"
— Seated wife with a hat in the shape of a fish, Artmark, Sep 24, 2026
About Pablo Picasso
Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish painter and sculptor who spent most of his adult life in France. One of the most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture, the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore. Among his most famous works are the proto-Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (1907) and the anti-war painting Guernica (1937), a dramatic portrayal of the bombing of Guernica by German and Italian air forces during the Spanish Civil War. His career spanned more than 76 years, from his late teens to his death in 1973.
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