The 2026 edition of Art Basel began with a strong boost for the international art market by concluding the sale of a work by Pablo Picasso for 30 million euros (35 million dollars), one of the most outstanding operations of the fair and a sign of the renewed dynamism of the segment of higher value of collecting. The piece of the Spanish artist –Le peintre et son modèle dans un paysage (1963) – led a series of millionaire transactions registered …
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The 2026 edition of Art Basel began with a strong boost for the international art market by concluding the sale of a work by Pablo Picasso for 30 million euros (35 million dollars), one of the most outstanding operations of the fair and a sign of the renewed dynamism of the segment of higher value of collecting. The piece of the Spanish artist –Le peintre et son modèle dans un paysage (1963) – led a series of millionaire transactions registered …