The Cover Lot

Willem de Kooning studying a door painting (Woman) 1966
by Dan Budnik

Pablo Picasso, 'Buste d'homme', 1969.

In October 1969, Picasso created several works depicting a man seated in an armchair, distinguished by a yellow hat. This particular piece is the most monumental of the series. Here, the painting is seen hanging in an anonymous living room in Athens, Greece, back in 1987. The work was last offered by Sotheby's New York in 2009 at the Impressionist & Modern Art Evening Sale, lot 31.

Andy Warhol, 1964