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His masklike “Head of a Woman” from 1907—painted in preparation to create his iconic “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon”—sold for $14.4 million, over its $8 million high estimate.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

I saw that one of the lithographs uses Picasso’s “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

The mural, Johnson said, loosely references Picasso's 1907 painting, Les Demoiselles D’Avignon.

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024

Les Demoiselles, the second wine, is made with the younger vines.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2022

He rolled up Les Demoiselles and stashed it away.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day