THE MOST EXPENSIVE PAINTINGS BY PABLO PICASSO

    Top-25 most expensive works by Spanish painter , sculptor , printmaker , ceramicist , and stage designer Pablo Picasso (1881-1973).   As one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, he is known for co-founding the Cubist movement.
    Pablo Picasso occupies the first line in the Rating of world's most expensive artists according to the results of open auctions  and private sales before December 2013.  Auction value of his 363 artworks included in Top-5000 world's most expensive artworks of visual art comprises $ 3465.228 million. The average auction price of Picasso's works is $ 9,546 million.
        
    Picasso demonstrated extraordinary artistic talent in his early years, painting in a realistic manner through his childhood and adolescence. During the first decade of the 20th century, his style changed as he experimented with different theories, techniques, and ideas. His revolutionary artistic accomplishments brought him universal renown and immense fortune, making him one of the best-known figures in 20th-century art.
  
      
   Picasso was exceptionally prolific throughout his long lifetime. The total number of artworks he produced has been estimated at 50,000, comprising 1,885 paintings; 1,228 sculptures; 2,880 ceramics, roughly 12,000 drawings, many thousands of prints, and numerous tapestries and rugs.
    Pablo Picasso died on 8 April 1973 in Mougins, France, while he and his wife Jacqueline entertained friends for dinner. His final words were "Drink to me, drink to my health, you know I can't drink any more." He was interred at the Chateau of Vauvenargues near Aix-en-Provence

Pablo Picasso Le Rêve

Pablo Picasso Dora Maar au chat.
Pablo Picasso
Dora Maar au chat. 1941
$ 95,216 million

Pablo Picasso Les Noces de Pierrette
Pablo Picasso
Les Noces de Pierrette. 1905
$ 51,650 million

Pablo Picasso Self Portrait: Yo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Self Portrait: Yo Picasso. 1901
$ 47,850 million

Pablo Picasso Nature morte aux tulipes.
Pablo Picasso
Nature morte aux tulipes. 1932
$ 41,522 million

Pablo Picasso Tête de femme
Pablo Picasso
Tête de femme. 1935
$ 39,925 million

Pablo Picasso Les femmes d′Alger (Version O)
Pablo Picasso
Les femmes d′Alger (Version O). 1955
$ 31,902 million

Pablo Picasso Femme assise dans un fauteuil
Pablo Picasso
Femme assise dans un fauteuil. 1941
$ 29,025 million

Pablo Picasso Femme assise dans un fauteuil (Eva)
Pablo Picasso
Femme assise dans un fauteuil (Eva). 1913
$ 24,752 million
Pablo Picasso Nude, Green Leaves and Bust
Pablo Picasso
Nude, Green Leaves and Bust. 1932
$ 106,482 million

Pablo Picasso Child with a dove

Pablo Picasso Portrait d′Angel Fernández de Soto
Pablo Picasso
Portrait d′Angel Fernández de Soto. 1903
$ 51,374 million

Pablo Picasso Nu au fauteuil noir
Pablo Picasso
Nu au fauteuil noir. 1932
$ 45,102 million

Pablo Picasso Au Lapin Agile
Pablo Picasso
Au Lapin Agile. 1905
$ 40,700 million

Pablo Picasso Acrobate et jeune Arlequin
Pablo Picasso
Acrobate et jeune Arlequin. 1905
$ 38,532 million

Pablo Picasso Mousquetaire à la pipe
Pablo Picasso
Mousquetaire à la pipe. 1969
$ 30,965 million

Pablo Picasso Femme assise, robe bleue
Pablo Picasso
Femme assise, robe bleue. 1939
$ 29,043 million
Pablo Picasso Garçon à la pipe
Pablo Picasso
Garçon à la pipe. 1905
$ 104,168 million

Pablo Picasso Femme aux bras croisés.
Pablo Picasso
Femme aux bras croisés. 1901
$ 55,006 million

Pablo Picasso Femme assise dans un jardin
Pablo Picasso
Femme assise dans un jardin. 1938
$ 49,025 million

Pablo Picasso Femme assise près d’une fenêtre
Pablo Picasso
Femme assise près d’une fenêtre. 1932
$ 44,964 million

Pablo Picasso La lecture
Pablo Picasso
La lecture. 1932
$ 40,664 million

Pablo Picasso Le repos
Pablo Picasso
Le repos. 1932
$ 34,736 million

Pablo Picasso Femme accroupie au costume turc (Jacqueline)
Pablo Picasso
Femme accroupie au costume turc (Jacqueline). 1955
$ 30,841 million

Pablo Picasso Claude et Paloma
Pablo Picasso
Claude et Paloma. 1950
$ 28,165 million