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THIS is one of the greatest portraits by Picasso to appear on the market in recent years.

The depiction of Marie-Therese from the 1930s, painted the same year as Weeping Woman, reveals his mastery of the modern portrait.

Of all of the artist’s styles and decades, this is the one that most epitomises his legacy as a portraitist of women, with this particular painting encompassing all the key elements for which he’s celebrated.