One ofPicasso's portraits of his mistress, Marie-Therese Walter, has been sold for £28.6mat Sotheby's.The 1932 piece, entitled Femme Assise Pres d'uneFenetre (Woman Sitting Near a Window), was the centrepiece of Tuesday night'sauction.
Helena Newman from Sotheby's said: "Thisportrait is a striking and notably modern-looking work from one of the artist'smost celebrated periods."
In total, the impressionist and modern art saleraised £121m.
It was the second-highest haul for a Sotheby'sevening sale in that category in London, with 18 lots selling for more than £1m.
Another highlight saw three pieces by Austrian artistEgon Schiele Liebespaar fetch a combined total of £14m.
His 1914 Selbstdarstellung mit Wally (Lovers - Self Portraitwith Wally) was sold for £7.9m, a record price for a work on paper, while SelfPortrait in Green Shirt with Eyes Closed went for £5.1m.
Elsewhere,Claude Monet's water lily painting Nympheas avec reflets de hautes herbes,which dates from 1914-17, sold for £9m and his snow scene Le Givre a Givernyrealised £8.7m - much higher than the £4-6m estimate.
"Bidders,both new to the market as well as seasoned buyers, reacted with greatenthusiasm, in particular to the selection of impressionist works that wereconsidered to be the strongest offering in many years," said Newman.
On the Picassosale, which saw a final bid of £25.5m, rising to £28.6m with the buyer'spremium, Newman added: "We are delighted that this stunning and monumentalportrait, which is part of the defining series that introduced his 'goldenmuse' to the public eye, fetched such a strong price.
"In recentyears in particular we have witnessed the remarkable allure of Picasso'sportraits of Marie-Therese to collectors.
"LaLecture sold for £25m - double its pre-sale estimate - in Sotheby's February2011 sale, and Nature Morte aux Tulipes selling in Sotheby's November 2012 salefor £41.5m."
Marie-Therese,who Picasso called his "golden muse", was the artist's mistress from1927 to 1935. Their relationship began when he was 45 and she was just 17.
The pair, whohad a daughter, Maya Widmaier-Picasso, split when Picasso found a new mistress,Dora Maar.
Marie-Theresewas the focus of several portraits by the post-impressionist, including the1932 work La Reve (The Dream).
Source: BBC
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