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Picasso's Hidden Masterpiece Sells for €32 Million at Auction

10/27/2025

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Pablo Picasso's Bust of a Woman with a Flowered Hat (Dora Maar) 1943 sold for €32 million ($37 million) at a Paris auction on October 24, 2025.
The painting depicts Picasso's muse Dora Maar.
It had remained unseen for over 80 years.
The sale at the Drouot auction house to an unidentified buyer marked the highest price for an artwork sold in France this year.

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Pablo Picasso's Bust of a Woman with a Flowered Hat (Dora Maar) 1943 sold for €32 million ($37 million) at a Paris auction on October 24, 2025.
The painting depicts Picasso's muse Dora Maar.
It had remained unseen for over 80 years.
The sale at the Drouot auction house to an unidentified buyer marked the highest price for an artwork sold in France this year.