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Pablo Picasso's L'Étreinte

New York | 17 May

Immediate and arresting, this sensational canvas which depicts a moment of passion is an erotic masterpiece from Pablo Picasso’s final years. At the age of eighty-eight Picasso still manages to surprise and shock his viewer with L'Étreinte, to be offered as a highlight of Sotheby’s Modern Evening Auction on 17 May in New York.

Modern Evening Auction

17 May 2022 | 7:00 PM EDT | New York

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