Read more Pablo Picasso stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/20435/pablo-picasso.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:11:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71189/photographer-irving-penn-dead-at-92.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIrving Penn, a giant in photography whose images can be found in fashion magazines—he started at Vogue in 1943—as well as museums, is dead at 92. A roundup of obituaries of the man who photographed everyone from Picasso to Gisele Bündchen: New York Times: He's "one of the...http://www.newser.com/story/71189/photographer-irving-penn-dead-at-92.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 18:42:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67953/missing-picasso-found-in-iraq-probably-not.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIraqi security forces have secured a purported Pablo Picasso painting believed stolen from a Kuwaiti museum during the 1990 invasion, the Times of London reports. Only it’s probably not a Picasso. “It bears absolutely no relation to any Picasso that I can think of,” says one expert. Iraqi forces obtained...http://www.newser.com/story/67953/missing-picasso-found-in-iraq-probably-not.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 15:45:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61412/picasso-sketchbook-worth-16m-stolen-in-paris.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThieves stole a sketchbook containing 33 Pablo Picasso drawings from the Picasso Museum in Paris, the Daily Mail reports. The security system was somehow disabled and there was no sign of forced entry. The theft occurred sometime last night or early today and resembles the 2007 robbery of the home...http://www.newser.com/story/61412/picasso-sketchbook-worth-16m-stolen-in-paris.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 14:07:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61401/picassos-magical-chateau-to-open.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThis summer, art fiends can visit Pablo Picasso’s final resting place for the first time—a château where “he devoted himself completely to his art,” the Telegraph reports. Picasso discovered Château de Vauvenargues in the foothills of France’s Mont Sainte-Victoire, a mountain made famous by Paul Cézanne. Visitors will see...http://www.newser.com/story/61401/picassos-magical-chateau-to-open.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 13:22:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58306/buyers-return-for-healthy-christies-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe art market performed better last night at Christie's New York sale of Impressionist and modern art, pulling in $103 million after a lackluster showing by its rival Sotheby's on Tuesday. The top lot was a 1968 portrait by Picasso, which sold for $14.6 million. As the Wall Street...http://www.newser.com/story/58306/buyers-return-for-healthy-christies-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 07 May 2009 7:33:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58201/sothebys-sale-busts-picasso-goes-unsold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe art market failed to recover from its recent slump last night, as Sotheby's held a disappointing New York sale that saw works by Picasso and Giacometti go unsold. The small auction of 36 lots brought in just $61.3 million—well below the low estimate of $81.5 million....http://www.newser.com/story/58201/sothebys-sale-busts-picasso-goes-unsold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 May 2009 6:45:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57775/strapped-art-market-preps-for-auctions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAfter a 7-year boom, art auction houses are struggling as collectors hit hard by the recession close their wallets. Sotheby’s predicts it will pull in $179 million to $256 million at spring sales, compared to $742 million a year ago. As the spring events approach, auctioneers are employing an array...http://www.newser.com/story/57775/strapped-art-market-preps-for-auctions.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 01 May 2009 10:21:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/41048/sothebys-pulls-30m-picasso-on-market-jitters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA painting from Picasso's Cubist period that was one of the highlights of the fall auction season has been pulled "for private reasons," Sotheby's New York office said yesterday. The withdrawal of Arlequin , a 1909 work which was estimated at more than $30 million, had been rumored for weeks as...http://www.newser.com/story/41048/sothebys-pulls-30m-picasso-on-market-jitters.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Oct 2008 8:26:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37698/hirst-auction-yields-199m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDamien Hirst sold 223 pieces of artwork for $199 million by the end of a two-day auction yesterday, shattering the record for most revenue in an auction of a single artist’s work, Forbes reports. The previous mark was held by Pablo Picasso, with 88 sold for $20 million in 1993....http://www.newser.com/story/37698/hirst-auction-yields-199m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 17 Sep 2008 16:50:01 CDT