NOVEMBER 2016 FORBES ASIA | 91RICK MAIMAN/BLOOMBERG (BOTTOM LEFT)
WHEN RICHARD Attenborough
was in his 40s, he and his family had a
steady tradition: While vacationing in
southern France each August they’d
visit Pablo Picasso’s pottery studio and
the British actor and director would
pick out a birthday present. Now, two
years after Attenborough’s death, his
estate will sell his 74-piece Picasso col-
lection at a Nov. 22 Sotheby’s auction.
The centerpiece is a 26-inch vase (left)
featuring three nude women, a 1950
piece inspired by the Graces of Greek
myth. That one vessel is expected to
fetch almost $500,000, and the sale’s
total could go as high as $2 million.Below, from left:
Richard Attenborough,
Picasso’s Chouette (1969),
Corrida (1959) and
Vase Gros Oiseau Vert (1960)Pablo’s Pots
FORBES LIFE ON THE BLOCK
BY ABRAM BROWN