# Pablo Picasso - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T11:39:06.155Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 5,679
- Lots with prices: 4,228
- First auction date: 1989-11-17
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-12
- Median realised price: $4,500
- Price range: $3 to $196,750,000

## Market Takeaway
Pablo Picasso shows very deep auction liquidity with 4,473 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $4,000. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 1,560 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-02-12.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($4,000\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $750 and $11,430.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 27.3% (892 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 44.3% (1,444 sales)
- $10,000\+: 28.4% (926 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 1,560
- Previous 12 months sales: 1,615
- Recent 12 months median: $4,200
- Previous 12 months median: $3,800
- Median shift: 10.5%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-12
- Days since latest sale: 6
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 963 lots
- Bonhams: 310 lots
- TGP Auction: 191 lots
- Sotheby's: 140 lots
- Forum Auctions \- UK: 130 lots
- Piasa: 108 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 98 lots
- Hotel des Ventes De Bruxelles: 90 lots
- Freeman’s \| Hindman: 83 lots
- Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery: 75 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-24 | Pablo Picasso \(1881\-1973\) Spanish | Clark's Fine Art & Auctioneers Inc. | $9,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-1881-1973-spanish-68-c-6f8c803bb5
2. 2026-03-24 | Pablo Picasso \(Spanish, 1881\-1973\): 'Tête de Chèvre de Profil' | Gorringes | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-spanish-1881-1973-tete-de-chevre-de-profil-267-c-03ced49a0c
3. 2026-03-24 | Pablo Picasso \(Spanish, 1881\-1973\): 'Motifs No. 7' | Gorringes | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-spanish-1881-1973-motifs-no-7-265-c-4e10a6d238
4. 2026-03-24 | Pablo Picasso \(Spanish, 1881\-1973\): 'Corrida Verte \(Green Bullfight\)' | Gorringes | £5,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-spanish-1881-1973-corrida-verte-green-bullfight-264-c-4cd0b2bad1
5. 2026-03-23 | Pablo Picasso porcelain "The Face" | Alyes Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-porcelain-the-face-330-c-930d9bea1c
6. 2026-03-20 | Pablo Picasso \(SP 1881\-1973\) Head of a Faun | Merrill's Auctioneers & Appraisers | $275 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-sp-1881-1973-head-of-a-faun-335-c-2c98d2572e
7. 2026-03-09 | Pablo Picasso porcelain "Le Visage" | Alyes Auctions | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-porcelain-le-visage-376-c-0b73d1e09b
8. 2026-03-07 | Pablo Picasso \(1881\-1973\) Toros, c. 1953 \(ed 500\), White earthenware clay, decoration in engobes and oxidized paraffin., 8"D | Bakker Auctions | $1,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-1881-1973-toros-c-1953-ed-500-white-earthenware-clay-decoration-in-engobes-and-oxidized-paraffin-8-d-112-c-2555cabf70
9. 2026-03-05 | Pablo Picasso \(Spanish, 1881–1973\) Picador \(A.R. 289\), 1955 | Freeman’s | $2,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-spanish-1881-1973-picador-a-r-289-1955-26-c-19d4563d60
10. 2026-03-05 | Pablo Picasso \(Spanish, 1881\-1973\) Quatre danseurs \(A.R. 313\), 1956 | Freeman’s | $4,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-spanish-1881-1973-quatre-danseurs-a-r-313-1956-12-c-abed304256
11. 2026-03-05 | Pablo Picasso \(Spanish, 1881–1973\) Bouteille gravée \(A.R. 249\), 1954 | Freeman’s | $21,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-spanish-1881-1973-bouteille-gravee-a-r-249-1954-11-c-8bc71ed1dd
12. 2026-02-28 | Pablo Picasso \(Spanish, 1881\-1973\). Picasso Exposition Vallauris, Anthea Galleriea dell Arte Marzo \(1957\). Framed Exhibition Poster, Offset Lithograph | Woodard Lipe | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-spanish-1881-1973-picasso-exposition-vallauris-anthea-galleriea-dell-arte-marzo-1957-framed-exhibition-poster-offset-lithograph-99-c-7f12d152e7
13. 2026-02-28 | Pablo PICASSO \(1881\-1973\) « Scène de plage \(fond blanc\) ». 1956. | Louiza Auktion & Associés | €3,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-1881-1973-scene-de-plage-fond-blanc-1956-44-c-93a8165927
14. 2026-02-28 | Pablo PICASSO \(1881\-1973\) « Le picador ». 1952. | Louiza Auktion & Associés | €1,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-1881-1973-le-picador-1952-43-c-b9404bbbdd
15. 2026-02-28 | Pablo PICASSO \(1881\-1973\) « Profil de Jacqueline \(A.R. 383\) ». | Louiza Auktion & Associés | €2,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-1881-1973-profil-de-jacqueline-a-r-383-42-c-9917544920
16. 2026-02-28 | Pablo PICASSO \(1881\-1973\) « Profil de Jacqueline \(A.R. 385\) ». | Louiza Auktion & Associés | €2,750 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-1881-1973-profil-de-jacqueline-a-r-385-41-c-b641151475
17. 2026-02-28 | Pablo PICASSO \(1881 \- 1973\) « Oiseau de profil ». 1949. | Louiza Auktion & Associés | €850 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-1881-1973-oiseau-de-profil-1949-40-c-4085f23d10
18. 2026-02-26 | Claude et Paloma Lithograph after Pablo Picasso | MiddleManBrokers | $110 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-claude-et-paloma-lithograph-after-pablo-picasso-317-c-3f5c655cb2
19. 2026-02-25 | Pablo Picasso, La Danse des Faunes, Lithograph | Everard Auctions and Appraisals | $425 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-la-danse-des-faunes-lithograph-620-c-9d2f1aa347
20. 2026-02-25 | PABLO PICASSO \(1881\-1973\) | Tajan | €5,636 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-1881-1973-65-c-b3d9813f14
21. 2026-02-25 | PABLO PICASSO \(1881\-1973\) | Tajan | €3,442 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-1881-1973-64-c-0c3b2f8600
22. 2026-02-25 | PABLO PICASSO \(1881\-1973\) | Tajan | €3,672 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-1881-1973-63-c-cae6c580ec
23. 2026-02-25 | PABLO PICASSO \(1881\-1973\) | Tajan | €4,898 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-1881-1973-62-c-a93f286157
24. 2026-02-25 | PABLO PICASSO \(1881\-1973\) | Tajan | €17,874 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-pablo-picasso-1881-1973-84-c-a0259d839c

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