@sothebys: Pablo Picasso’s ‘Homme à la pipe’ was held in the same private collection for nearly 50 years before hitting the auction block at #SothebysLondon. The work commanded the top price of the Modern & Contemporary Evening Auction, selling for £13.7 million ($17.4 million). Painted in Mougins on 8 November 1968, ‘Homme à la pipe’ blends the two major tropes that dominated Picasso’s late work – that of a pipe-smoking musketeer and a romantic torero or bullfighter. #PabloPicasso #Picasso #ArtTikTok #ArtTok