Pablo Picasso Work Sells for $2.25m to Deliver a 3% Annualized Return
3 min read · 20 May 2026
Buste d’homme barbu. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
Pablo Picasso, Buste d’homme barbu (1965), sold for $2.25m, more than the low estimate at Sotheby's in New York on May 20.
The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $1.2m, equivalent to an annualized return of 3%. It last sold at auction in 2005 for $1.05m at Christie's.
Oil on canvas, 61.0 x 48.9cm. The work has been traded 7 times in the past.
Sale Date | Price | Price Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 20, 2026 | $2.25m | 114 % | Sotheby's | New York |
November 02, 2005 | $1.05m | 56 % | Christie's | New York |
November 15, 1989 | $675,000 | - | Sotheby's | New York |
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