Christie's to auction 31 Picasso prints

Christie's will offer 31 prints by Pablo Picasso at auction.

The plan was reported by ARTnews on 14 September 2026. No sale date, venue or estimate was included in the verified material. Thirty-one works. One artist.

Prints are different from paintings. They are made in multiples from a plate, stone or screen, which means more than one copy can exist. That often makes them a first point of entry for collectors who cannot bid for a one-off canvas.

The report connects the group with Jacqueline Roque. Roque was Picasso's second wife and muse, as described by Christie's. In plain terms, a muse is a person who inspires an artist and often sits for portraits. Roque appeared in many of Picasso's late paintings, drawings and prints.

Portraits of Roque have a long history at Christie's. The auction house announced in September 2017 that Picasso's 1954 portrait of Roque would highlight its November Evening Sale of Impressionist and Modern Art, according to a company press release. An Evening Sale is the firm's headline seasonal auction, held for its most valuable lots.

Another portrait of Roque was set to highlight Christie's evening sale of 20th-century art on 23 March in London, with a presale estimate starting at £6 million. That detail was reported by Barron's in March 2021. The same report said Christie's planned to offer two Picasso portraits in the same sales period.

Other Roque pictures have also passed through the saleroom. A painting titled Crouching Woman in Turkish Costume -- Jacqueline was auctioned at Christie's, as reported by RFI in October 2021. A portrait of Roque and a canvas by René Magritte were among the works featured in Christie's February auctions, Reuters reported in January 2014.

For fans, this means a chance to see a larger group of Picasso works on paper come to the market together. Paintings by Picasso often make headlines for multi-million prices. A group of 31 prints tells a different story. It is about volume, variety and how an image can change across copies.

What happens next is practical. Christie's will publish a catalogue with dates, estimates and the full list of works. Buyers will check condition, edition size and provenance, the documented chain of ownership. Then the bidding will decide the result.