Picasso’s Buste de femme Featuring Dora Maar Headlines Christie’s Hong Kong Sale

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When Christie’s announces a highlight lot, the art world pays attention — and this season’s Hong Kong 20th/21st Century Evening Sale promises to be no exception. On September 26, collectors will have a rare opportunity to acquire Buste de femme , one of Pablo Picasso ’s most striking portraits of his muse and lover, Dora Maar. Estimated at $11 million to $14 million USD, the painting stands as a centerpiece of the auction and a once-in-a-generation chance to secure a museum-quality Picasso with profound historical and emotional resonance.

A Wartime Masterpiece

Painted in March 1944, Buste de femme captures a moment of profound transition. Paris was still under German occupation, but the tide of World War II was turning, and a sense of hope was beginning t