444. Garçon à la pipe - Pablo Picasso - 1905 - Private

Like the rest of the free world I'm a Picasso fan. This, despite the fact that I'm hardly a fan of cubism. Pablo's so much more than cubism however, as Garçon à la pipe attests. Although initially a minor piece in Picasso's vast oeuvre, Garçon à la pipe sold at auction in 2004 for over $104 million, surprising many. Of the Picassos I'm dying to see but never will, Garçon à la pipe is top of the list. It's so charming, I want a reproduction in my pretend smoking parlor.