A (posthumous) MEMO TO PICASSO
Picasso's granddaughter sells off $290million collection of her 'cold' grandfather's works after claiming he abandoned her family to live in poverty
- Marina Picasso is to sell $290million worth of her grandfather's artwork
- Also being sold is his Cannes villa, where he lived with his second wife
- She will meet with buyers personally in Geneva to close the sales
- At least seven pieces of art, dating back to 1911, are expected to be sold
The granddaughter of legendary Spanish artist Pablo Picasso is selling off a selection of his art work, as well as his famous French villa, for an expected $290million.
Marina Picasso, who has famously spoken of Picasso being incredibly cold and distant from herself and her brother when they were children, has put at least seven pieces of art up for grabs.
The offering includes a 1921 painting called 'Maternite' for $50m (£35m), his 1911 'Femme a la Mandoline' for $60m (£40m), and a 1923 portrait of his first wife Olga Khokhlova for $60m (£40m).
Marina Picasso (pictured), inherited a vast number of pieces of Picasso's art, as well his French villa, following his death
Two of the pieces thought to be up for sale are his 1921 Maternite (left) and the 1911 Femme a la Mandoline (right)
This 1923 portrait of Picasso's first wife Olga Khokhlova is also believed to soon be going on the market, at a price of $60m (£40m)
Marina Picasso poses in 2013 outside a lavish villa in Cannes once owned by her grandfather. It is now likely to go up for sale alongside several pieces of his art
She is selling the artwork to the clients personally and will meet with prospective buyers in Geneva, according to the The New York Post.
Also offered for sale is her grandfather's estate in Cannes, France, the paper reported.
Called 'La Californie', he lived at the villa with his second wife Jacqueline Roque, who shot herself aged 59 following his death.
It was at La Californie that she and her brother used to visit the artist as children, only to be told to wait at the gate by Roque until he finished working.
It has since become a museum and gallery open to the public after it was inherited by Ms Picasso following her grandfather and brothers' deaths.
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