Picasso’s portraits of his lovers consistently outsell work by almost every other artist who’s ever lived. In fact, four of the world’s most expensive paintings are of his mistresses, with another poised to join the list when “Femme au Bras Croisés” goes on the block at Christie’s in New York Wednesday. “Why are they wanted, Picasso’s women, at such vast sums? Are they simply rich men’s fantasies? Are their prices multi-million dollar love affairs – money without limit for sex without consent?” – The Times (UK)