Picasso's 'Le Marin' (The Sailor) 1943, valued at 70 million dollars, used to be "accidently damaged" on the presale exhibition of Christie's auction of Impressionists and Modern Art.Christie's has not divulged the main points of the wear to the portray. The portray used to be meant to be auctioned on May 15, The New York Times reported.
"After consultation with the consignor today, the painting has been withdrawn from Christie's May 15 sale to allow the restoration process to begin," the auction space mentioned, in a remark, adding, "We have taken immediate measures to remedy the matter in partnership with our client. No further information is available at this time."
This is the second one time that a Picasso portray, owned via on line casino rich person Steve Wynn, has been broken, in step with different media experiences. Earlier in 2006, Wynn who suffers from retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease, broken Picasso's 'Le Reve' via accidently hanging his elbow in the course of the canvas. The portray used to be later restored and bought at 155 million dollars to Steve Cohen in 2013.
Along with 'Le Marin', Picasso's 'Femme au chat assise dans un fauteuil' (Woman With a Cat Seated in an Armchair) 1964, estimated at 22 million dollars to 28 million dollars, has also been removed from the auction.
"After consultation with the consignor today, the painting has been withdrawn from Christie's May 15 sale to allow the restoration process to begin," the auction space mentioned, in a remark, adding, "We have taken immediate measures to remedy the matter in partnership with our client. No further information is available at this time."
This is the second one time that a Picasso portray, owned via on line casino rich person Steve Wynn, has been broken, in step with different media experiences. Earlier in 2006, Wynn who suffers from retinitis pigmentosa, a degenerative eye disease, broken Picasso's 'Le Reve' via accidently hanging his elbow in the course of the canvas. The portray used to be later restored and bought at 155 million dollars to Steve Cohen in 2013.
Along with 'Le Marin', Picasso's 'Femme au chat assise dans un fauteuil' (Woman With a Cat Seated in an Armchair) 1964, estimated at 22 million dollars to 28 million dollars, has also been removed from the auction.
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