Jeune Fille Endormie

Jeune Fille Endormie is a 1935 work by Spanish painter Pablo Picasso. Rarely seen by the public, it was sold at Christie's auction house in London in 2011 for nearly £13.5 million after being donated to the University of Sydney by an anonymous American donor. Jeune Fille Endormie is rarely seen in public. The only time it has been previously available for viewing was in 1939, when owner Walter P. Chrysler Jr lent it to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City for a retrospective of Picasso's work. It was donated to the University of Sydney by an anonymous American donor, and was sent to be sold at Christie's auction house in London in June 2011. While it was expected to sell for up to £12 million, it actually sold for nearly...