The Specialist | Yo, Picasso, with Samuel Valette

About this episode

Samuel Valette explores the significance and journey of Pablo Picasso’s early self portrait, Yo, Picasso.

This is an episode of The Specialist, your weekly dose of wonder. In The Specialist, explore the significance and journey of an extraordinary work through the eyes of those that know it best. On today’s episode, an early self portrait by an artist whose place within the modern canon needs no qualification. Sam Valette explores the remarkable trajectory of Pablo Picasso’s Yo, Picasso. Sam is Sotheby's Vice Chairman, Head of Private Sales for Europe and the Middle East and is known for brokering the sale of some of the most sought after Masterpieces of modern art, both privately and at auctions. ⁠Further details about the episode subject Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Samuel Valette

Topics covered

• Pablo Picasso
• art history
• self portrait
• modern art
• Sotheby's
• art sales

Keywords

• Picasso
• Yo, Picasso
• art
• self portrait
• modern art
• Sotheby's
• Samuel Valette

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Sotheby's

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