Pablo Picasso Work Sells for $2.01m to Deliver a 6% Annualized Return

Pablo Picasso Work Sells for $2.01m to Deliver a 6% Annualized Return

3 min read  ·  27 Mar 2026

Nu couché et musicien. Image courtesy of Christie's

Nu couché et musicien. Image courtesy of Christie's

Pablo Picasso, Nu couché et musicien (1967), sold for $2.01m (HKD15.75m), more than the low estimate at Christie's in Hong Kong on March 27.

The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $501,100, equivalent to an annualized return of 6%. It last sold at auction in 2021 for $1.51m at Phillips.

Oil and ripolin on canvas, 50.0 x 61.1cm. The work has been traded 8 times in the past.

Sale Date
Price
Price Increase
Venue
City
March 27, 2026
$2.01m
33 %
Christie's
Hong Kong
June 08, 2021
$1.51m
55 %
Phillips
Hong Kong
May 14, 2019
$975,000
320 %
Christie's
New York
December 09, 1998
$232,200
-
Christie's
London

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