Picasso works fetch Ffr 193m

Paris - An auction of paintings and mementoes of Picasso kept by his former mistress Dora Maar, who inspired some of his most…

Paris - An auction of paintings and mementoes of Picasso kept by his former mistress Dora Maar, who inspired some of his most famous works, has fetched Ffr 193 million francs (about $38 million) over a three-day sale. Paintings and important drawings by Picasso were sold for Ffr 150.6 million and mementoes, including carved pebbles, jewellery and torn papers, fetched Ffr 31.26 million francs.