Pablo Picasso Work with $2m Estimate Returns to Auction

Pablo Picasso Work with $2m Estimate Returns to Auction

3 min read  ·  28 Apr 2026

Buste d’homme barbu. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Buste d’homme barbu. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Pablo Picasso, Buste d’homme barbu, is due to be sold at Sotheby's in New York on May 20, 2026 with a $2m to $3m estimate.

It last sold at auction in 2005 for $1.05m at Christie's. The current low estimate is 185% higher than its previous low estimate of $700,000.

Oil on canvas, 61.0 x 48.9cm. The work has been traded 7 times in the past.


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