Pablo Picasso's La Gommeuse was auctioned at Sotheby's as part of the collection of a businessman estimated to have a net worth of how much?
La Gommeuse La Gommeuse is a 1901 oil on canvas painting by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. It dates from his so-called Blue period and is noted for its caricature of Picasso's friend Pere Mañach painted on the reverse. It was offered for sale "ex" the William I. Koch collection at a Sotheby's, New York, auction on 5 November 2015. The painting realized $67.5 million at the sale, a record for a Blue period Picasso and placing the painting among the most expensive ever sold.
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