THE lavish French mansion and final home of the great Pablo Picasso has been sold to a merchant banker.
The Spanish artist lived in the L’Antre du Minotaure, or the Den of The Minotaur, in Mougins, located in the south of France, with his wife Jacqueline and her daughter Cathérine until his death in 1973.
The L’Antre du Minotaure, or the Den of The Minotaur, was the final residence of Pablo Picasso. Picture: Business WireSource:Supplied
The house and gardens on the sprawling estate were designed personally by Picasso, with one of his most prolific studios in the main house.
Upon Picasso’s death the property housed over $1 billion in art, and it still retains original art and furniture.
The house and gardens on the sprawling estate were designed personally by Picasso. Picture: Business WireSource:Supplied
It was sold this month to Brunei financier and Executive Chairman of Scepter Partners, Rayo Withanage, the Mayor of Mougins confirmed in an official press release the sale as reported by The Wall Street Journal.
The sale price has been kept undisclosed, however, the WSJ reports the famous French manor was listed for $USD200 million (about $265 million).
But the influential artist isn’t the only part of its famous history. Prior to Picasso, the house was famed for being a regular summer holiday home for Winston Churchill.
Upon Picasso’s death the property housed over $1 billion in art. Picture: Business WireSource:Supplied
The gardens are nationally acclaimed in France with some of the largest wisteria trees in Europe and a species of rose cultivated by Picasso himself that only grows on the property.
