Record-Breaking Picasso Painting Sells for $140 Million
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A painting by Pablo Picasso titled "Woman with a Watch" has sold for $139.4 million at an auction in New York, making it the second-highest price ever achieved for the artist. The masterpiece depicts Picasso's young mistress, Marie-Therese Walter, and was purchased by an anonymous buyer after a four-minute bidding process. Picasso, known for his artistic versatility, completed over 13,000 paintings and 100,000 engravings and prints during his lifetime.
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