Picasso paintings displayed at Las Vegas hotel sell for more than $100m

The works collected by the Bellagio’s former owner Steve Wynn had made the hotel an unlikely destination for art lovers

Eleven Picasso paintings and other works that helped turn Las Vegas into an unlikely destination for art have been sold at auction for more than $100m.

The Sotheby’s auction was held on Saturday at the Bellagio hotel and casino in Las Vegas, where the works had been on display for years, and took place two days before the 140th birthday of the Spanish artist on 25 October.

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