Which Picasso painting sold for $106.5 million in 2010?

The Picasso painting that sold for $106.5 million in 2010 was *Nude, Green Leaves and Bust*.

Picasso painted the oil on canvas in 1932, during an intense period of work centered on his young lover and muse Marie-Thérèse Walter. The composition combines a reclining nude, a sculptural bust and luxuriant green foliage, creating the dreamlike, strongly colored style associated with Picasso’s portraits of her.

The painting had belonged for decades to Los Angeles collectors Sidney and Frances Brody. After Frances Brody’s death, it was offered at Christie’s in New York on May 4, 2010. The winning bid was made by telephone; including the buyer’s premium, the final price reached approximately $106.5 million.

The sale briefly set an auction record for any artwork and became one of Picasso’s landmark market results. It is often confused with *Garçon à la pipe*, another Picasso that fetched more than $100 million, or with *Les Femmes d’Alger (Version O)*, which later set a much higher Picasso auction record.